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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 10.142
প্রভু কহে, — ভট্টাচার্য, করহ বিচার ।
গুরুর কিঙ্কর হয় মান্য সে আমার ॥ ১৪২ ॥
prabhu kahe, — bhaṭṭācārya, karaha vicāra
gurura kiṅkara haya mānya se āmāra
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu then continued speaking to Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya: “Consider this point. The servant of the spiritual master is always respectable for Me.
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Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu continued speaking to Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya.
He asked him to consider the respect due to the spiritual master’s servant.
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu said that the spiritual master’s servant was always respectable for Him.
Relief and affectionate reunion. Devotees gather as the Lord returns; separation is temporarily relieved.
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From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
However, when Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya addressed Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu as Kṛṣṇa, the Lord immediately protested. In the meantime, Kāśīśvara Gosvāmī also came to see 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: “servant”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
Do I recognize the respect due to someone who serves the spiritual master?
Spend a minute reflecting on Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s words that the spiritual master’s servant is always respectable.
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