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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 10.56
এই বাণীনাথ রহিবে তোমার চরণে ।
যবে যেই আজ্ঞা, তাহা করিবে সেবনে ॥ ৫৬ ॥
ei vāṇīnātha rahibe tomara caraṇe
yabe yei ājñā, tāhā karibe sevane
“This son Vāṇīnātha will remain at Your lotus feet to always immediately attend to Your orders and serve You.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Bhavānanda Rāya offered his son Vāṇīnātha to remain at Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu's lotus feet.
Vāṇīnātha was to attend immediately to the Lord's orders.
His purpose in remaining there was to serve the Lord continually.
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:
Thus he arrived at the lotus feet of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu. After the demise of Śrī Īśvara Purī, his disciple Govinda, following his instructions, went to serve 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”, “offered”
Śaraṇāgati · Taking shelter
Turning toward Kṛṣṇa through shelter, surrender, dependence on guru, and unconditional devotional fidelity. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “lotus feet”
Bhāva & rasa · The language of sacred feeling
Transcendental devotional moods and relationships, discussed explicitly in Rāmānanda’s dialogue and the teachings on prema. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “bhavānanda”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What would greater readiness to serve look like in your day?
Complete one small act of devotional service today without putting it off.
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