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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Ādi 6.103
কৃষ্ণসাম্যে নহে তাঁর মাধুর্যাস্বাদন ।
ভক্তভাবে করে তাঁর মাধুর্য চর্বণ ॥ ১০৩ ॥
kṛṣṇa-sāmye nahe tāṅra mādhuryāsvādana
bhakta-bhāve kare tāṅra mādhurya carvaṇa
The sweetness of Lord Kṛṣṇa is not to be tasted by those who consider themselves equal to Kṛṣṇa. It is to be tasted only through the sentiment of servitude.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Those who consider themselves equal to Lord Kṛṣṇa cannot taste His sweetness.
His sweetness is tasted only through the sentiment of servitude.
The way to taste this sweetness is to approach Kṛṣṇa as His servant, not His equal.
Devotional appeal. The glory of Advaita frames service as the deepest form of greatness.
The mood of Ādi 6 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas
From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
That Advaita, the superintendent of the cosmic manifestation, has descended in the form of Advaita Ācārya to associate with Lord Caitanya. When He is addressed as the servitor of Lord Caitanya, His glories are magnified because unless one is invigorated by this mentality of servitorship one cannot understand the mellows derived from devotional service to the Supreme Lord, Kṛṣṇa.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Ādi 6
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The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.
Bhāva & rasa · The language of sacred feeling
Transcendental devotional moods and relationships, discussed explicitly in Rāmānanda’s dialogue and the teachings on prema. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “servitude”
Sevā · Love translated into service
Devotional service expressed through cleansing, caring, teaching, honoring others, and living as Kṛṣṇa’s servant. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “servant”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How can I approach Kṛṣṇa more sincerely as His servant?
Take a quiet moment today to express your wish to serve Kṛṣṇa.
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