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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 13.163
স্বরূপ-গোসাঞির ভাগ্য না যায় বর্ণন ।
প্ৰভুতে আবিষ্ট যাঁর কায়, বাক্য, মন ॥ ১৬৩ ॥
svarūpa-gosāñira bhāgya nā yāya varṇana
prabhute āviṣṭa yāṅra kāya, vākya, mana
No one can describe the good fortune of Svarūpa Dāmodara Gosvāmī, for he is always absorbed in the service of the Lord with his body, mind and words.
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The good fortune of Svarūpa Dāmodara Gosvāmī cannot be described.
He is always absorbed in the service of the Lord.
His service engages his body, mind and words.
Public ecstasy with inward longing. The festival’s collective joy carries the profound Vraja mood of meeting and separation.
The mood of Madhya 13 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:
Lord Jagannātha took permission from the goddess of fortune and then started in the car for the Guṇḍicā temple. The road to the temple led along a broad, sandy beach, and on both sides of the road were residential quarters, houses and gardens.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 13
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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”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How can my body, mind and words work together in serving the Lord?
Choose one small service to the Lord today and give it your physical effort, attention and thoughtful words.
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