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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Ādi 6.47
দাস্য–ভাবে আনন্দিত পারিষদগণ ।
বিধি, ভব, নারদ আর শুক, সনাতন ॥ ৪৭ ॥
dāsya-bhāve ānandita pāriṣada-gaṇa
vidhi, bhava, nārada āra śuka, sanātana
All the associates of Lord Kṛṣṇa, such as Brahmā, Śiva, Nārada, Śuka and Sanātana Kumāra, are very pleased in the sentiment of servitude.
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All the associates of Lord Kṛṣṇa are very pleased in the sentiment of servitude.
Brahmā, Śiva and Nārada are named among these associates.
Śuka and Sanātana Kumāra also share this pleasure in servitude.
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:
The efficient causal activities are caused by Mahā-Viṣṇu, and the material causal activities are caused by another form of Mahā-Viṣṇu, known as Advaita. That Advaita, the superintendent of the cosmic manifestation, has descended in the form of Advaita Ācārya to associate with Lord Caitanya.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”
Sādhu-saṅga · Love grows through association
Spiritual association shapes the movement, empowers disciples, and reveals truths through loving conversations. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “associates”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How does the pleasure of Lord Kṛṣṇa’s associates influence your view of being a servant?
Read the names of these associates slowly, remembering that each delights in servitude.
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