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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 10.70
এই কৃষ্ণদাসে দিব গৌড়ে পাঠাঞা ।
এত কহি’ তারে রাখিলেন আশ্বাসিয়া ॥ ৭০॥
ei kṛṣṇadāse diba gauḍe pāṭhāñā
eta kahi’ tāre rākhilena āśvāsiyā
“Let us therefore send Kṛṣṇadāsa to Bengal.” Saying this, they kept Kṛṣṇadāsa engaged in the service of the Lord and gave him assurance.
Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.ioThree study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Kālā Kṛṣṇadāsa was deeply sorry and cried because Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu had rejected him.
The devotees took compassion on him and decided to send him to Bengal.
They gave him assurance and kept him engaged in the Lord’s service. Their encouragement helped him continue serving.
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:
Nityānanda Prabhu sent Kṛṣṇadāsa to Bengal to inform the Navadvīpa devotees about the Lord’s return to Jagannātha Purī. All the devotees of Navadvīpa thus began arranging to come to Jagannātha Purī.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”, “serving”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How can I give someone assurance while encouraging their service to the Lord?
Offer a discouraged devotee a kind word and help with one small service.
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