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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 11.9
সার্বভৌম কহে, — সত্য তোমার বচন ।
জগন্নাথ-সেবক রাজা কিন্তু ভক্তোত্তম ॥ ৯ ॥
sārvabhauma kahe, — satya tomāra vacana
jagannātha-sevaka rājā kintu bhaktottama
Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya replied, “My dear Lord, what You have said is correct, but this King is not an ordinary king. He is a great devotee and servant of Lord Jagannātha.”
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Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya respectfully agrees with what the Lord has said.
He explains that this King is not an ordinary king.
The King is a great devotee and servant of Lord Jagannātha.
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:
When Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya tried his best to arrange a meeting between Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and King Pratāparudra, the Lord flatly denied his request. At this time Śrī Rāmānanda Rāya returned from his governmental post, and he praised King Pratāparudra highly in Lord Caitanya’s presence.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.
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: “servant”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
Do I notice a person's devotion and service, rather than only their position?
Today, acknowledge one person's devotional service with a sincere word of appreciation.
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