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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 10.129
মহাপ্রভু দিল তাঁরে নিভৃতে বাসাঘর ।
জলাদি-পরিচর্যা লাগি’ দিল এক কিঙ্কর ॥ ১২৯ ॥
mahāprabhu dila tāṅre nibhṛte vāsā-ghara
jalādi-paricaryā lāgi’ dila eka kiṅkara
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu then gave Svarūpa Dāmodara residence in a solitary place and ordered a servant to serve him with a supply of water and other necessities.
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Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu gave Svarūpa Dāmodara residence in a solitary place.
He ordered a servant to serve Svarūpa Dāmodara.
The service included supplying water and other necessities.
Relief and affectionate reunion. Devotees gather as the Lord returns; separation is temporarily relieved.
The mood of Madhya 10 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas
From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
After the demise of Śrī Īśvara Purī, his disciple Govinda, following his instructions, went to serve Caitanya Mahāprabhu. Due to his relationship with Keśava Bhāratī, Brahmānanda Bhāratī was also respectfully received by Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 10
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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: “serve”, “servant”, “service”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How attentive am I to the practical needs of someone I serve?
Offer someone water or help supply another basic necessity today.
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