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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 10.85
সব দ্বার যুড়ি’ প্রভু করিয়াছেন শয়ন ।
ভিতরে যাইতে নারে, গোবিন্দ করে নিবেদন ॥ ৮৫ ॥
saba dvāra yuḍi’ prabhu kariyāchena śayana
bhitare yāite nāre, govinda kare nivedana
This time when the Lord lay down, He occupied the entire doorway. Govinda could not enter the room, and therefore he made the following request.
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This time, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu lay across the entire doorway.
Govinda could not enter the room to carry out his usual service.
Faced with this obstacle, Govinda made a request. The wording of that request is not given in this verse.
Tender service. Food prepared and carried with love becomes a medium of intimate exchange.
The mood of Antya 10 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:
Govinda could not go out that day, however, and therefore he was unable to accept prasādam. From the character of Govinda it is to be learned that we may sometimes commit offenses for the service of the Lord, but not for sense gratification.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Antya 10
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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”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
When a practical obstacle interrupts my service, can I pause and ask for help?
If a task is blocked today, make a clear request instead of forcing your way ahead.
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