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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 12.27
“আজি মোরে ভৃত্য করি’ অঙ্গীকার কৈলা ।
যেমন অপরাধ ভৃত্যের, যোগ্য ফল দিলা ॥ ২৭ ॥
“āji more bhṛtya kari’ aṅgīkāra kailā
yemana aparādha bhṛtyera, yogya phala dilā
“Today You have accepted me as Your servant and have properly punished me for my offense.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Śivānanda Sena understood that Nityānanda Prabhu had accepted him as His servant.
He described the Lord’s punishment as proper correction for his offense.
His words expressed joy in being accepted for service rather than resentment at the Lord.
Loving anger and reconciliation. Jagadānanda’s hurt over rejected oil is healed through personal service and prasāda.
The mood of Antya 12 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:
As usual, the leader was Śivānanda Sena, who traveled with his wife and children. Because arrangements were delayed en route and Lord Nityānanda did not have a suitable place to reside, He became somewhat disturbed.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Antya 12
Learn the words of the verse.
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”, “service”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What does Śivānanda Sena’s response reveal about his desire to serve?
Before one devotional activity today, pause and express your desire to serve humbly.
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