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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 4.168
আমাকেহ বুঝাইতে তুমি ধর শক্তি ।
কত ঠাঞি বুঝাঞাছ ব্যবহার-ভক্তি ॥ ১৬৮ ॥
āmākeha bujhāite tumi dhara śakti
kata ṭhāñi bujhāñācha vyavahāra-bhakti
“You have the power to convince even Me. In many places you have already convinced Me about ordinary behavior and devotional service.
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Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu tells Sanātana that he has the power to convince even Him.
Sanātana has already convinced Him on many occasions concerning ordinary behavior.
The Lord also acknowledges Sanātana’s convincing guidance concerning devotional service.
Despair met with care. Sanātana’s wish to die is interrupted by the Lord’s protective insistence on his future service.
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From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
I want you to preach the cult of devotional service and go to Vṛndāvana to excavate the lost holy places.” After having thus spoken, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu left, and Haridāsa Ṭhākura and Sanātana Gosvāmī had many talks about this subject.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Antya 4
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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.
Am I willing to recognize sound guidance about both daily conduct and devotional service?
Review one piece of guidance you have received about devotional service and put it into practice today.
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