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  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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Ādi-līlā · Chapter 8: The Author Receives the Orders of Kṛṣṇa and Guru
Ādi 8.42Ādi 8.44

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Ādi 8.43

অতএব ভজ, লোক, চৈতন্য–নিত্যানন্দ ।

খণ্ডিবে সংসার–দুঃখ, পাবে প্রেমানন্দ ॥ ৪৩ ॥

ataeva bhaja, loka, caitanya-nityānanda

khaṇḍibe saṁsāra-duḥkha, pābe premānanda

Translation

I fervently appeal to everyone to adopt the method of devotional service given by Lord Caitanya and Nityānanda and thus be freed from the miseries of material existence and ultimately achieve the loving service of the Lord.

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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.

Devotional Service Leads to Loving Service

  1. 1

    The author fervently appeals to everyone to adopt the method of devotional service given by Lord Caitanya and Nityānanda.

  2. 2

    Through this devotional service, one can become free from the miseries of material existence.

  3. 3

    The ultimate achievement is the loving service of the Lord.

How it feels

Vulnerability and obedience. Kavirāja writes by mercy and command rather than personal self-assertion.

The mood of Ādi 8 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas

Further reading

Ādi 8: The Author Receives the Orders of Kṛṣṇa and Guru

From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

In this chapter the glories of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and Nityānanda are described, and it is also stated that one who commits offenses in chanting the Hare Kṛṣṇa mantra does not achieve love of Godhead, even after chanting for many years. In this connection, Śrīla Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura warns against artificial displays of the bodily symptoms called aṣṭa-sāttvika-vikāra.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Ādi 8
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. ataevatherefore
  2. bhajaworship
  3. lokaO people in general
  4. caitanyaLord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
  5. nityānandaNityānanda Prabhu
  6. khaṇḍibewill vanquish
  7. saṁsāra-duḥkhamiserable condition of material existence
  8. pābehe will get
  9. premānandathe transcendental bliss of devotional service
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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: “service”

  • Audārya · Love that moves outward

    The freely offered gift of bhakti and prema, especially through nāma-saṅkīrtana and Mahāprabhu’s compassionate dealings. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “to everyone”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What does seeking loving service, rather than only relief from misery, mean to you?

Practice

Before one act of devotional service today, pause and make loving service of the Lord your aim.

Live this todayDevotional Service Leads to Loving ServiceThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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