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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 13.132
গ্রাম্যবার্তা না শুনে, না কহে জিহ্বায় ।
কৃষ্ণকথা-পূজাদিতে অষ্টপ্রহর যায় ॥ ১৩২ ॥
grāmya-vārtā nā śune, nā kahe jihvāya
kṛṣṇa-kathā-pūjādite aṣṭa-prahara yāya
Raghunātha Bhaṭṭa would neither hear nor speak about anything of the material world. He would simply discuss Kṛṣṇa and worship the Lord day and night.
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Raghunātha Bhaṭṭa would neither hear nor speak about anything of the material world.
He would simply discuss Kṛṣṇa.
He worshiped the Lord day and night, keeping his life absorbed in devotional service.
Concern and affectionate restraint. Devotees seek to care for the Lord while He maintains His renounced practice.
The mood of Antya 13 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:
Viśvāsa Paṇḍita was very proud of his education, and being an impersonalist, he was not well received by Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu. A summary of the life of Raghunātha Bhaṭṭa Gosvāmī ends this chapter.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Antya 13
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The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.
Sādhu-saṅga · Love grows through association
Spiritual association shapes the movement, empowers disciples, and reveals truths through loving conversations. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “discuss”
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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Set aside five minutes today to read aloud or discuss one of these descriptions of Kṛṣṇa’s service.
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