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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 11.8
জয় গৌরভক্তগণ, — গৌর যাঁর প্রাণ ।
সব ভক্ত মিলি’ মোরে ভক্তি দেহ’ দান ॥ ৮ ॥
jaya gaura-bhakta-gaṇa, — gaura yāṅra prāṇa
saba bhakta mili’ more bhakti deha’ dāna
All glories to all the devotees of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, for the Lord is their life and soul! All of you, kindly bestow devotional service upon me.
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The author offers all glories to all the devotees of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
The Lord is the life and soul of these devotees.
The author appeals to all of them to kindly bestow devotional service upon him.
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”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How might this prayer shape your attitude toward the Lord's devotees?
Offer respect to all the devotees of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and ask them to bestow devotional service upon you.
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