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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 12.186
ভক্ত-মহিমা বাড়াইতে, ভক্তে সুখ দিতে ।
মহাপ্রভু বিনা অন্য নাহি ত্রিজগতে ॥ ১৮৬ ॥
bhakta-mahimā bāḍāite, bhakte sukha dite
mahāprabhu vinā anya nāhi trijagate
Thus there is no one within these three worlds — save for Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu — who is always so willing to increase the glories of the devotees and give them satisfaction.
Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.ioThree study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu is uniquely willing to increase the glories of the devotees.
The translation declares that no one else within the three worlds is always so willing to give devotees satisfaction.
The purport directs the reader to the discussion between Kapiladeva and Devahūti on devotional service in Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, Third Canto.
Śrīla Prabhupāda's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.
Purification through joyful service. Collective cleansing becomes a visible devotional act before Ratha-yātrā.
The mood of Madhya 12 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:
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu took great pleasure when He saw the Jagannātha Deity after the period of the Deity’s retirement. At that time Lord Caitanya was accompanied by all the devotees, and all of them were very pleased.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 12
Learn the words of the verse.
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”
Sādhu-saṅga · Love grows through association
Spiritual association shapes the movement, empowers disciples, and reveals truths through loving conversations. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “discussion”
Concept links are an editorial study map; only the verse is the text itself.
Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How can I sincerely honor a devotee and give them satisfaction?
Offer one devotee a sincere appreciation of their devotional service today.
Study points are short summaries, not the translation. Confirm them in the original text and purport on Vedabase.
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