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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 16.18
“আমি — নীচজাতি, তুমি, — অতিথি সর্বোত্তম ।
কোন্ প্রকারে করিমু আমি তোমার সেবন ? ১৮ ॥ ১৮ ॥
“āmi — nīca-jāti, tumi, — atithi sarvottama
kon prakāre karimu āmi tomāra sevana?
“I belong to a low caste, and you are a very respectable guest. How shall I serve you?
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Jhaḍu Ṭhākura described himself as belonging to a low caste.
He addressed Kālidāsa as a very respectable guest.
He asked how he could serve Kālidāsa, showing his desire to offer hospitality.
Sweetness amidst longing. Jagannātha’s prasādam awakens intense awareness of Kṛṣṇa’s sweetness.
The mood of Antya 16 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:
When the Bengali devotees of the Lord returned to Jagannātha Purī, a gentleman named Kālidāsa, who was an uncle of Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī, went with them to see Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu. Kālidāsa had tasted the remnants of food of all the Vaiṣṇavas in Bengal, even Jhaḍu Ṭhākura.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Antya 16
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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: “serve”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
Am I willing to ask others how I may serve them?
Ask someone today, “How may I help you?”
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