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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 1.42
তাঁর ভ্রাতুষ্পুত্র নাম — শ্রীজীবগোসাঞি ।
যত ভক্তিগ্রন্থ কৈল, তার অন্ত নাই ॥ ৪২ ॥
tāṅra bhrātuṣ-putra nāma — śrī-jīva-gosāñi
yata bhakti-grantha kaila, tāra anta nāi
Śrī Rūpa Gosvāmī’s nephew, Śrīla Jīva Gosvāmī, has compiled so many books on devotional service that there is no counting them.
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Śrīla Jīva Gosvāmī is Śrī Rūpa Gosvāmī’s nephew.
Śrīla Jīva Gosvāmī compiled books on devotional service.
His books are so numerous that the translation describes them as beyond counting.
Anticipation and hidden longing. The author previews later pastimes, including the inner Vraja mood expressed at Ratha-yātrā.
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From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
There is also a description of the many books written by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī, Śrīla Sanātana Gosvāmī and Śrīla Jīva Gosvāmī. There is also a description of the meeting between Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī and Śrīla Sanātana Gosvāmī in the village known as Rāmakeli.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 1
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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: “service”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What does this abundance of writing encourage me to appreciate about studying devotional service?
Write a brief note identifying Śrīla Jīva Gosvāmī’s relationship to Śrī Rūpa Gosvāmī and the subject of his books.
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