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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 1.21
রাত্রে আসি’ শিবানন্দ ভোজনের কালে ।
‘কুক্কুর পাঞাছে ভাত?’ — সেবকে পুছিলে ॥ ২১ ॥
rātre āsi’ śivānanda bhojanera kāle
‘kukkura pāñāche bhāta?’ — sevake puchile
At night, when Śivānanda Sena returned and was taking his meal, he inquired from the servant whether the dog had gotten its meals.
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Śivānanda Sena returned at night and began taking his meal.
While eating, he asked the servant whether the dog had received its meals.
His inquiry shows that he remembered the dog’s needs even while attending to his own.
Recognition and encouragement. Rūpa’s devotional insight receives the Lord’s approval; even a dog receives mercy.
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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”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
While meeting my own needs, do I remember those who depend on me?
At your next meal, check whether someone in your care has also been fed.
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