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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 11.178
আমি-দুই হই তোমার দাস আজ্ঞাকারী ।
যে চাহ, সেই আজ্ঞা দেহ’ কৃপা করি’ ॥ ১৭৮ ॥
āmi-dui ha-i tomāra dāsa ājñākārī
ye cāha, sei ājñā deha’ kṛpā kari’
“My Lord, we are Your two servants and are here just to carry out Your orders. By Your mercy, please tell us to do whatever You want.”
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
The two men described themselves as the Lord’s servants.
They said they were present simply to carry out His orders.
They asked the Lord, by His mercy, to tell them to do whatever He wanted.
Communal anticipation. Arriving devotees, kīrtana, and longing to meet the Lord converge.
The mood of Madhya 11 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:
After Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya had explained to the King why the devotees had apparently violated the scriptural injunctions for visiting a place of pilgrimage, the King arranged residential quarters for all the devotees and saw to their prasādam. Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu talked very happily with Vāsudeva Datta and other devotees.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 11
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The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.
Kṛpā & transformation · Mercy changes a life
Transformative encounters with grace, from scholars and travelers to renunciants and householders. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “mercy”
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: “servants”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
Do I welcome an opportunity to serve, or mainly seek tasks that suit my preferences?
In one service you are helping with today, ask what is needed before choosing a task.
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