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How to study this verse, in six steps
  1. 1Say the verse. Read the transliteration aloud, slowly.
  2. 2Read the word meanings. Go through each word and its meaning.
  3. 3Read the translation. Ask: what is happening here, and who is it about?
  4. 4Read the purport slowly. Read it twice. Don't rush.
  5. 5See Lord Caitanya as Kṛṣṇa. Remember who is acting in the pastime.
  6. 6Take one thing into your day. Note one point and one practice.
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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 5.30

তোমার আগমনে মোর পবিত্র হৈল ঘর ।

আজ্ঞা কর, ক্যা করোঁ তোমার কিঙ্কর ।।” ৩০ ॥ ৩০ ॥

tomāra āgamane mora pavitra haila ghara

ājñā kara, kyā karoṅ tomāra kiṅkara”

Translation

“My entire home has been purified by your arrival. Kindly order me. What can I do for you? I am your servant.”

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This verse has no purport; its meaning is explained by the verses around it.

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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Welcome Others With a Servant's Heart

  1. 1

    Rāmānanda Rāya said that Pradyumna Miśra's arrival had purified his entire home.

  2. 2

    He invited Pradyumna Miśra to give him an order and asked what he could do for him.

  3. 3

    By saying, “I am your servant,” he expressed his willingness to serve.

How it feels

Humility and discernment. The Lord directs a seeker to Rāmānanda and clarifies genuine spiritual qualification.

The mood of Antya 5 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas

Further reading

Antya 5: How Pradyumna Miśra Received Instructions from Rāmānanda Rāya

From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

The Lord, however, sent him to Śrīla Rāmānanda Rāya. Śrīla Rāmānanda Rāya was training the deva-dāsī dancing girls in the temple, and when Pradyumna Miśra heard about this, he returned to Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Antya 5
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. tomāra āgamanebecause of your arrival
  2. moramy
  3. pavitrapurified
  4. hailabecame
  5. gharahouse
  6. ājñā karakindly order
  7. kyā karoṅwhat can I do
  8. tomāra kiṅkaraI am your servant
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Key ideas in this verse

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: “servant”, “serve”

Concept links are an editorial study map; only the verse is the text itself.

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How can I make my welcome an offer of service rather than words alone?

Practice

Ask someone today, “What can I do for you?” and carry out one small, practical request.

Live this todayWelcome Others With a Servant's HeartThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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