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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 19.14
মাতৃভক্তগণের প্রভু হন শিরোমণি ।
সন্ন্যাস করিয়া সদা সেবেন জননী ॥ ১৪ ॥
mātṛ-bhakta-gaṇera prabhu hana śiromaṇi
sannyāsa kariyā sadā sevena jananī
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu is the topmost gem of all devotees of mothers. He rendered service to His mother even after He had accepted the vow of sannyāsa.
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Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu is praised as the topmost gem of all devotees of mothers.
He continues rendering service to His mother after accepting the vow of sannyāsa.
His conduct shows that His changed circumstances do not end His service to her.
Longing beyond ordinary categories. Extreme separation alternates with moments of visionary encounter.
The mood of Antya 19 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:
Every year, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu asked Jagadānanda Paṇḍita to visit His mother in Navadvīpa with gifts of cloth and prasādam. After one such visit, Jagadānanda Paṇḍita returned to Purī with a sonnet that Advaita Ācārya had written.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Antya 19
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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 can I continue caring for my mother or a caregiver despite changes in my circumstances?
Offer one small service today to your mother or someone who has cared for you.
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