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  1. 1Say the verse. Read the transliteration aloud, slowly.
  2. 2Read the word meanings. Go through each word and its meaning.
  3. 3Read the translation. Ask: what is happening here, and who is it about?
  4. 4Read the purport slowly. Read it twice. Don't rush.
  5. 5See Lord Caitanya as Kṛṣṇa. Remember who is acting in the pastime.
  6. 6Take one thing into your day. Note one point and one practice.
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Antya-līlā · Chapter 20: The Śikṣāṣṭaka Prayers
Antya 20.58Antya 20.60

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 20.59

মোর সুখ — সেবনে, কৃষ্ণের সুখ — সঙ্গমে, অতএব দেহ দেঙ দান ।

কৃষ্ণ মোরে ‘কান্তা’ করি’, কহে মোরে ‘প্রাণেশ্বরি’, মোর হয় ‘দাসী’-অভিমান ॥ ৫৯ ॥

mora sukha — sevane,  kṛṣṇera sukha — saṅgame,

ataeva deha deṅa dāna

kṛṣṇa more ‘kāntā’ kari’,  kahe more ‘prāṇeśvari’,

mora haya ‘dāsī’-abhimāna

Translation

“My happiness is in the service of Kṛṣṇa, and Kṛṣṇa’s happiness is in union with Me. For this reason, I give My body in charity to the lotus feet of Kṛṣṇa, who accepts Me as His loved one and calls Me His most beloved. It is then that I consider Myself His maidservant.

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This verse has no purport; its meaning is explained by the verses around it.

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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Find Happiness in Serving Kṛṣṇa

  1. 1

    Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī describes Her happiness as service to Kṛṣṇa, while His happiness is in union with Her.

  2. 2

    For His happiness, She gives Her body in charity to His lotus feet.

  3. 3

    Although Kṛṣṇa accepts Her as His most beloved, She considers Herself His maidservant.

How it feels

Unconditional devotion. Eight prayers move from cleansing the heart to love that endures even without reciprocation.

The mood of Antya 20 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas

Further reading

Antya 20: The Śikṣāṣṭaka Prayers

From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

Sometimes He recited verses from Jayadeva Gosvāmī’s Gīta-govinda, from Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, from Śrī Rāmānanda Rāya’s Jagannātha-vallabha-nāṭaka or from Śrī Bilvamaṅgala Ṭhākura’s Kṛṣṇa-karṇāmṛta. In this way, He became absorbed in ecstatic emotions.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. mora sukhaMy happiness
  2. sevanein service
  3. kṛṣṇera sukhaKṛṣṇa’s happiness
  4. saṅgameby union with Me
  5. ataevatherefore
  6. dehaMy body
  7. deṅaI offer
  8. dānaas charity
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Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

  • Prema · Love of Godhead

    The culminating devotional purpose that unites the narration: bestowed, cultivated, taught, celebrated, and tasted. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “loved”

  • Śaraṇāgati · Taking shelter

    Turning toward Kṛṣṇa through shelter, surrender, dependence on guru, and unconditional devotional fidelity. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “lotus feet”

  • 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”

Concept links are an editorial study map; only the verse is the text itself.

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What does considering oneself a servant teach me about loving Kṛṣṇa?

Practice

Use your hands for one small service to Kṛṣṇa today, keeping His happiness in mind.

Live this todayFind Happiness in Serving KṛṣṇaThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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