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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 6.217
এইমত সর্বকাল আছে ব্যবহার ।
নিষ্কিঞ্চন ভক্ত খাড়া হয় সিংহদ্বার ॥ ২১৭ ॥
ei-mata sarva-kāla āche vyavahāra
niṣkiñcana bhakta khāḍā haya siṁha-dvāra
Thus it is a custom for all time that a devotee who has no other means of support stands at the Siṁha-dvāra gate to receive alms from the servants.
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A devotee who had no other means of support would stand at the Siṁha-dvāra gate.
There, the devotee received alms from the servants.
The verse describes this provision for unsupported devotees as a custom for all time.
Longing fulfilled. Raghunātha’s sustained desire for the Lord culminates in arrival, shelter, and renunciation.
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From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
For five days Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī took prasādam at the temple, but later he would stand at the Siṁha-dvāra gate and eat only whatever he could gather by alms. Later he lived by taking alms from various chatras, or food distributing centers.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Antya 6
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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”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
Am I attentive to devotees who have no other means of support?
Ask a devotee whether someone without support needs help obtaining a meal today.
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