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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 Madhya 1.29

‘চৈতন্য’ সেব, ‘চৈতন্য’ গাও, লও ‘চৈতন্য’-নাম ।

‘চৈতন্যে’ যে ভক্তি করে, সেই মোর প্রাণ ॥ ২৯ ॥

‘caitanya’ seva, ‘caitanya’ gāo, lao ‘caitanya’-nāma

‘caitanye’ ye bhakti kare, sei mora prāṇa

Translation

Nityānanda Prabhu requested everyone to serve Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, chant His glories and utter His name. Nityānanda Prabhu claimed that person to be His life and soul who rendered devotional service unto Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.

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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.

Serve, Glorify, and Utter His Name

  1. 1

    Nityānanda Prabhu requested everyone to serve Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.

  2. 2

    He also asked everyone to chant Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s glories and utter His name.

  3. 3

    Nityānanda Prabhu regarded anyone who rendered devotional service to Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu as His life and soul.

How it feels

Anticipation and hidden longing. The author previews later pastimes, including the inner Vraja mood expressed at Ratha-yātrā.

The mood of Madhya 1 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas

Further reading

Madhya 1: The Later Pastimes of Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu

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

In this chapter there is a summary description of all the pastimes performed by Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu during the middle period of His activities as well as the six years at the end of His activities. All of these are described in brief.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 1
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. caitanya sevaserve Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
  2. caitanya gāochant about Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
  3. laoalways take
  4. caitanya-nāmathe name of Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu
  5. caitanyeunto Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
  6. yeanyone who
  7. bhaktidevotional service
  8. karerenders
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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: “service”, “serve”

  • Nāma-saṅkīrtana · The holy name shared together

    Chanting the holy names as the yuga-dharma, the Lord’s public movement, and the opening prayer of Śikṣāṣṭaka. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “chant”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How does knowing that such service is dear to Nityānanda Prabhu affect your desire to serve?

Practice

Set aside one minute today to utter the name of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu with care.

Live this todayServe, Glorify, and Utter His NameThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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