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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 10.88
গোবিন্দ কহে, — ‘করিতে চাহি পাদ-সম্বাহন’ ।
প্রভু কহে, — ‘কর বা না কর, যেই লয় তোমার মন’ ॥ ৮৮ ॥
govinda kahe, — ‘karite cāhi pāda-samvāhana’
prabhu kahe, — ‘kara vā nā kara, yei laya tomāra mana’
Govinda repeatedly requested, “I want to massage Your legs.”
Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.ioThree study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Govinda repeatedly told the Lord that he wanted to massage His legs.
The Lord replied, “Do it or don’t do it.”
By saying that it depended upon Govinda’s mind, the Lord left the decision to him.
Śrīla Prabhupāda's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.
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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:
After kīrtana ended, He distributed prasādam to all the devotees and also took some Himself. Then He lay down at the door of the Gambhīrā to take rest.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.
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In this verse: “depended”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How willing am I to offer service when the choice is left to me?
Choose one small act of service today and offer it willingly.
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