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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 15.122
হেনকালে এক ময়ূর-পুচ্ছের আড়ানী ।
রাজ-শিরোপরি ধরে এক সেবক আনি’ ॥ ১২২ ॥
hena-kāle eka mayūra-pucchera āḍānī
rāja-śiropari dhare eka sevaka āni’
“While the King and Mukunda dāsa were conversing, a servant brought a fan made of peacock feathers to shade the King’s head from the sun. Consequently he held the fan above the King’s head.
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The King and Mukunda dāsa were conversing.
A servant brought a fan made of peacock feathers to shade the King’s head from the sun.
The servant held the fan above the King’s head.
Festive affection and reconciliation. Festivals, reciprocal hospitality, and the deliverance of Amogha show affectionate grace.
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From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu sent Nityānanda Prabhu to Bengal for preaching and also sent Rāmadāsa, Gadādhara dāsa and several other devotees with Him. Then Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, with great humility, sent some Jagannātha prasādam and a cloth from Lord Jagannātha to His mother through Śrīvāsa Ṭhākura.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 15
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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.
How can you notice someone’s need for simple comfort?
Offer someone one small comfort today, such as shade from the sun.
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