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Read one verse of Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta with its Bengali, transliteration, word meanings, translation and study points.
Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 3.188
যে মুক্তি ভক্ত না লয়, সে কৃষ্ণ চাহে দিতে ।।” ১৮৮ ।। ॥ ১৮৮ ॥
ye mukti bhakta nā laya, se kṛṣṇa cāhe dite”
“Liberation, which is unacceptable for a pure devotee, is always offered by Kṛṣṇa without difficulty.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Kṛṣṇa offers liberation without difficulty.
A pure devotee does not accept liberation in preference to serving Kṛṣṇa.
The surrounding teaching makes the priority clear: the devotee values service, not liberation as a separate goal.
Steadfast compassion. Haridāsa’s spiritual conviction and the reach of the holy name confront prejudice and temptation.
The mood of Antya 3 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:
Because of offending a pure Vaiṣṇava, Rāmacandra Khān was later cursed by Nityānanda Prabhu and ruined. From Benāpola, Haridāsa Ṭhākura went to the village known as Cāndapura, where he lived at the house of Balarāma Ācārya.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Antya 3
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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: “offered”, “service”, “serving”
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: “pure devotee”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What helps me value serving Kṛṣṇa more than seeking liberation for myself?
Before one act of devotional service today, pause and choose service itself as your purpose.
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