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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 13.8
বলিষ্ঠ দয়িতা’গণ — যেন মত্ত হাতী ।
জগন্নাথ বিজয় করায় করি’ হাতাহাতি ॥ ৮ ॥
baliṣṭha dayitā’ gaṇa — yena matta hātī
jagannātha vijaya karāya kari’ hātāhāti
The very strongly built dayitās [carriers of the Jagannātha Deity] were as powerful as drunken elephants. They manually carried Lord Jagannātha from the throne to the car.
Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.ioThree study points drawn from the translation and purport.
The word dayitā refers to one who has received the mercy of the Lord. Lord Jagannātha’s strong servants, known as dayitās, manually carry Him from the throne to the car.
Servants who do not come from very high-caste families have been elevated to a respected position because they serve the Lord. The purport explains that the śabara devotees were elevated to the position of dayitās.
The dayitās care for Lord Jagannātha from Snāna-yātrā until He is carried to the Ratha car. Those from brāhmaṇa families are called dayitā-patis and offer Him sweetmeats and other care.
Śrīla Prabhupāda's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.
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: “serve”, “servants”
Kīrtana community · A movement of shared hearts
Devotional community as a living network of branches, service, festivals, care, and collective chanting. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “ratha”
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”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How does the honor given to the dayitās guide the way you regard those who serve the Lord?
Offer a word of appreciation to someone who serves the Lord, focusing on their service rather than their family background.
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