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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 5.121
আর এক করিয়াছ পরম ‘প্রমাদ’ ! দেহ-দেহি-ভেদ ঈশ্বরে কৈলে ‘অপরাধ’ ! ১২১ ।। ॥ ১২১ ॥
āra eka kariyācha parama ‘pramāda’!
deha-dehi-bheda īśvare kaile ‘aparādha’!
“You are in complete illusion, for you have distinguished between the body and the soul of His Lordship [Lord Jagannātha or Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu]. That is a great offense.
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Distinguishing between the Supreme Lord’s body and soul is illusion and a great offense. Ordinary human beings, however, are souls covered by material bodies.
The Supreme Lord is the cause of all causes and the master of material energy. He bestows the results of activities, while conditioned living beings experience those results under their influence.
Even in the liberated stage, the living being renders service to the Lord. Ignoring the distinctions between the living being and the Supreme Lord is offensive.
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Humility and discernment. The Lord directs a seeker to Rāmānanda and clarifies genuine spiritual qualification.
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From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
A brāhmaṇa from Bengal composed a drama about the activities of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and went to Jagannātha Purī to show it to the associates of the Lord. When Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s secretary, Svarūpa Dāmodara Gosvāmī, heard the drama, he discerned a tinge of Māyāvāda philosophy and pointed it out to the author.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Antya 5
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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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How does recognizing the Lord as master, and myself as His servant, change my outlook?
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