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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Ādi 6.48
নিত্যানন্দ অবধূত সবাতে আগল ।
চৈতন্যের দাস্য–প্রেমে হইলা পাগল ॥ ৪৮ ॥
nityānanda avadhūta sabāte āgala
caitanyera dāsya-preme ha-ilā pāgala
Śrī Nityānanda, the wandering mendicant, is the foremost of all the associates of Lord Caitanya. He became mad in the ecstasy of service to Lord Caitanya.
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Śrī Nityānanda is described as a wandering mendicant.
He is the foremost of all the associates of Lord Caitanya.
He became mad in the ecstasy of service to Lord Caitanya.
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:
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.
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”
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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What does Śrī Nityānanda’s ecstasy reveal to you about the depth of devotional service?
Take a quiet minute to reflect on Śrī Nityānanda’s intense joy in serving Lord Caitanya.
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