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How to study this verse, in six steps
  1. 1Say the verse. Read the transliteration aloud, slowly.
  2. 2Read the word meanings. Go through each word and its meaning.
  3. 3Read the translation. Ask: what is happening here, and who is it about?
  4. 4Read the purport slowly. Read it twice. Don't rush.
  5. 5See Lord Caitanya as Kṛṣṇa. Remember who is acting in the pastime.
  6. 6Take one thing into your day. Note one point and one practice.
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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Ādi 6.84

সেই কৃষ্ণ অবতীর্ণ—চৈতন্য–ঈশ্বর ।

অতএব আর সব,–তাঁহার কিঙ্কর ॥ ৮৪ ॥

sei kṛṣṇa avatīrṇa — caitanya-īśvara

ataeva āra saba, — tāṅhāra kiṅkara

Translation

That same Lord Kṛṣṇa has descended as Lord Caitanya, the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Everyone, therefore, is His servant.

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This verse has no purport; its meaning is explained by the verses around it.

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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Lord Caitanya Is Kṛṣṇa Himself

  1. 1

    The same Lord Kṛṣṇa has descended as Lord Caitanya.

  2. 2

    Lord Caitanya is the Supreme Personality of Godhead.

  3. 3

    Everyone, therefore, is His servant.

How it feels

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

Further reading

Ādi 6: The Glories of Śrī Advaita Ācārya

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.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. seithat
  2. kṛṣṇaLord Kṛṣṇa
  3. avatīrṇadescended
  4. caitanya-īśvaraLord Caitanya, the Supreme Personality of Godhead
  5. ataevatherefore
  6. āraothers
  7. sabaall
  8. tāṅhāra kiṅkaraHis servants
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Key ideas in this verse

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: “servant”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What does knowing that Lord Caitanya is Kṛṣṇa Himself mean for your relationship with Him?

Practice

Read the translation aloud once, then pause to reflect on being Lord Caitanya’s servant.

Live this todayLord Caitanya Is Kṛṣṇa HimselfThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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