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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Ādi 6.29
ভক্তি–উপদেশ বিনু তাঁর নাহি কার্য ।
অতএব নাম হৈল ‘অদ্বৈত আচার্য’ ॥ ২৯ ॥
bhakti-upadeśa vinu tāṅra nāhi kārya
ataeva nāma haila ‘advaita ācārya’
Since He has no other occupation than to teach devotional service, His name is Advaita Ācārya.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
He teaches devotional service.
He has no other occupation than this teaching.
Because of this, His name is Advaita Ācārya.
Devotional appeal. The glory of Advaita frames service as the deepest form of greatness.
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From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
The truth of Advaita Ācārya has been described in two verses. It is said that material nature has two features, namely the material cause and the efficient cause.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.
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: “service”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What does His sole occupation reveal about the importance of devotional service?
Write down the name Advaita Ācārya together with the reason given for it here.
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