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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 14.57
এইমত অর্ধরাত্রি কৈলা নির্যাপণ ।
ভিতর-প্রকোষ্ঠে প্রভুরে করাইলা শয়ন ॥ ৫৭ ॥
ei-mata ardha-rātri kailā niryāpaṇa
bhitara-prakoṣṭhe prabhure karāilā śayana
After half the night had passed in this way, Rāmānanda Rāya and Svarūpa Dāmodara Gosvāmī made Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu lie down on His bed in the inner room.
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Half the night had passed before Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu lay down to rest.
Rāmānanda Rāya and Svarūpa Dāmodara Gosvāmī made Him lie down on His bed.
Their service included attending to His rest in the inner room.
Intense yearning. Darśana, dreams, and visions of Vraja bring overwhelming separation.
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From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
One night, Govinda and Svarūpa Dāmodara noticed that although the three doors to the Lord’s room were closed and locked, the Lord was not present inside. Seeing this, Svarūpa Dāmodara and the other devotees went outside and saw the Lord lying unconscious by the gate known as Siṁha-dvāra.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Antya 14
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Sevā · Love translated into service
Devotional service expressed through cleansing, caring, teaching, honoring others, and living as Kṛṣṇa’s servant. · In the Prema Atlas
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What do you notice about the personal care offered by these devotees?
Offer one small act of care today to someone who needs rest.
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