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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 11.6
জয় নিত্যানন্দচন্দ্র জয় চৈতন্যের প্রাণ ।
তোমার চরণারবিন্দে ভক্তি দেহ’ দান ॥ ৬ ॥
jaya nityānanda-candra jaya caitanyera prāṇa
tomāra caraṇāravinde bhakti deha’ dāna
All glories to Lord Nityānanda, who is the life and soul of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu! My dear Lord, kindly give me engagement in devotional service at Your lotus feet.
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The author offers all glories to Lord Nityānanda.
Lord Nityānanda is described as the life and soul of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
The author asks Lord Nityānanda for engagement in devotional service at His lotus feet.
Sacred grief and gratitude. The Lord personally honors Haridāsa’s departure and leads the funeral observances.
The mood of Antya 11 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:
In this chapter it is described how Brahmā Haridāsa Ṭhākura gave up his body with the consent of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, and how the Lord Himself personally performed the funeral ceremony and carried the body to the sea. He personally entombed the body, covered it with sand and erected a platform on the site.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Antya 11
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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”
Śaraṇāgati · Taking shelter
Turning toward Kṛṣṇa through shelter, surrender, dependence on guru, and unconditional devotional fidelity. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “lotus feet”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What would it mean for you to ask for engagement in devotional service?
Take a quiet moment to ask Lord Nityānanda for engagement in devotional service at His lotus feet.
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