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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 4.79
ভক্ত-ভক্তি-কৃষ্ণপ্রেম-তত্ত্বের নিধার ।
বৈষ্ণবের কৃত্য, আর বৈষ্ণব-আচার ॥ ৭৯ ॥
bhakta-bhakti-kṛṣṇaprema-tattvera nirdhāra
vaiṣṇavera kṛtya, āra vaiṣṇava-ācāra
“You shall have to ascertain the basic principles of a devotee, devotional service, love of Godhead, Vaiṣṇava duties and Vaiṣṇava characteristics.
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The Lord instructs Sanātana Gosvāmī to ascertain the basic principles of a devotee and devotional service.
Love of Godhead is also part of this assignment. The Lord includes it among the foundations Sanātana must clarify.
Sanātana must ascertain Vaiṣṇava duties and Vaiṣṇava characteristics. The assignment includes both what a devotee does and the qualities of a devotee.
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”
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: “love of godhead”
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