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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 10.42
কৃষ্ণদাস-নাম এই সুবর্ণ-বেত্রধারী ।
শিখি মাহাতি-নাম এই লিখনাধিকারী ॥ ৪২ ॥
kṛṣṇadāsa-nāma ei suvarṇa-vetra-dhārī
śikhi māhāti-nāma ei likhanādhikārī
Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya continued, “This is Kṛṣṇadāsa, who carries a golden cane, and here is Śikhi Māhiti, who is in charge of writing.
Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.ioThree study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya introduced Kṛṣṇadāsa as the one who carries a golden cane.
He introduced Śikhi Māhiti as the person in charge of writing. This position is also called deula-karaṇa-pada-prāpta karmacārī.
The person holding this position is employed especially to write a calendar called Mātalā-pāṅji.
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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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How does this introduction help you appreciate the distinct responsibilities of these servants?
Write down the two servants’ names and the responsibility given for each.
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