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Read one verse of Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta with its Bengali, transliteration, word meanings, translation and study points.
Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 1.20
একদিন শিবানন্দে ঘাটিয়ালে রাখিলা ।
কুক্কুরকে ভাত দিতে সেবক পাসরিলা ॥ ২০ ॥
eka-dina śivānande ghāṭiyāle rākhilā
kukkurake bhāta dite sevaka pāsarilā
One day while Śivānanda was detained by a tollman, his servant forgot to give the dog its cooked rice.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Śivānanda was detained by a tollman while the party was traveling.
During his absence, his servant forgot to give the dog its cooked rice.
The dog’s feeding depended on someone remembering this simple responsibility. The following verses show Śivānanda’s distress when he learned it had been missed.
Recognition and encouragement. Rūpa’s devotional insight receives the Lord’s approval; even a dog receives mercy.
The mood of Antya 1 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:
Śivānanda Sena took a dog with him and even paid fees for it to cross the river. One night, however, the dog could not get any food and therefore went directly to Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu at Jagannātha Purī.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Antya 1
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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: “servant”, “cooked”
Kīrtana community · A movement of shared hearts
Devotional community as a living network of branches, service, festivals, care, and collective chanting. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “party”
Śaraṇāgati · Taking shelter
Turning toward Kṛṣṇa through shelter, surrender, dependence on guru, and unconditional devotional fidelity. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “depended”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What small responsibility might I overlook when the day becomes busy?
Set a reminder for one routine act of care you are responsible for today.
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