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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 10.57
আত্মীয়-জ্ঞানে মোরে সঙ্কোচ না করিবে ।
যেই যবে ইচ্ছা, তবে সেই আজ্ঞা দিবে ॥ ৫৭ ॥
ātmīya-jñāne more saṅkoca nā karibe
yei yabe icchā, tabe sei ājñā dibe
“My dear Lord, please consider me Your relative. Do not hesitate to order whatever You desire at any time You desire it.”
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The speaker asks the Lord to consider him His relative.
He invites the Lord to order whatever He desires, without hesitation.
His offer of service is open at any time the Lord desires.
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:
At this time Paramānanda Purī was at Navadvīpa, and immediately upon hearing news of the Lord’s return, he started for Jagannātha Purī accompanied by a brāhmaṇa named Kamalākānta. Puruṣottama Bhaṭṭācārya, a resident of Navadvīpa, was educated at Vārāṇasī.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 10
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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”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How willing am I to serve when the timing is not my own choice?
Today, offer one act of service without insisting on your preferred timing.
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