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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 10.41
জগন্নাথ-সেবক এই, নাম — জনার্দন ।
অনবসরে করে প্রভুর শ্রীঅঙ্গ-সেবন ॥ ৪১ ॥
jagannātha-sevaka ei, nāma — janārdana
anavasare kare prabhura śrī-aṅga-sevana
Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya first introduced Janārdana, saying, “Here is Janārdana, servant of Lord Jagannātha. He renders service to the Lord when it is time to renovate His transcendental body.”
Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.ioThree study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya introduced Janārdana as a servant who helps renovate Lord Jagannātha’s transcendental body.
During Anavasara, after the Snāna-yātrā ceremony, Lord Jagannātha is absent from the temple for fifteen days. This renovation takes place annually.
This renovation is also called Nava-yauvana, indicating that the Jagannātha Deity is fully restored to youth.
Śrīla Prabhupāda's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.
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:
Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya introduced many Vaiṣṇavas to Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu after His return. The father of Rāmānanda Rāya, Bhavānanda Rāya, offered another son named Vāṇīnātha Paṭṭanāyaka for the Lord’s service.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: “service”, “servant”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What do you notice about the care involved in Janārdana’s service to Lord Jagannātha?
Write one sentence describing Janārdana’s service and when it takes place.
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