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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 4.9
জগন্নাথের সেবক ফেরে কার্য-অনুরোধে ।
তাঁর স্পর্শ হৈলে মোর হবে অপরাধে ॥ ৯ ॥
jagannāthera sevaka phere kārya-anurodhe
tāṅra sparśa haile mora habe aparādhe
“The servants of Lord Jagannātha generally move about tending to their duties, but if they touch me I shall be an offender.
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Lord Jagannātha’s servants move about while tending to their duties.
Sanātana Gosvāmī fears that if they touch him, he will become an offender.
The verse describes his concern about causing offense while the servants carry out their 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:
Śrīla Sanātana Gosvāmī came alone from Mathurā to Jagannātha Purī to see Lord Caitanya. Because of bathing in bad water and not getting enough food every day while traveling on the path through Jhārikhaṇḍa (Jharkhand) Forest, he developed a disease that made his body itch.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: “servants”, “service”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How can I be more considerate toward others as they carry out their service?
Give someone space to complete a duty today without unnecessary interruption.
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