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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 3.196
ভক্তিসুখ-আগে ‘মুক্তি’ অতি-তুচ্ছ হয় ।
অতএব ভক্তগণ ‘মুক্তি’ নাহি লয় ॥ ১৯৬ ॥
bhakti-sukha-āge ‘mukti’ ati-tuccha haya
ataeva bhakta-gaṇa ‘mukti’ nāhi laya
“For a devotee who enjoys the transcendental bliss of devotional service, liberation is most insignificant. Therefore pure devotees never desire to achieve liberation.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
A devotee enjoys the transcendental bliss of devotional service.
Compared with that bliss, liberation is most insignificant.
Pure devotees therefore do not desire liberation; their joy is in devotional service.
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.
Dainya & humility · Making room for grace
The humility expressed by the author, devotees, transformed scholars, renunciants, and the Śikṣāṣṭaka. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “insignificant”
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 does this verse help you see devotional service as a goal in itself?
Before one act of devotional service today, pause and express your wish to serve rather than seek liberation.
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