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  1. 1Say the verse. Read the transliteration aloud, slowly.
  2. 2Read the word meanings. Go through each word and its meaning.
  3. 3Read the translation. Ask: what is happening here, and who is it about?
  4. 4Read the purport slowly. Read it twice. Don't rush.
  5. 5See Lord Caitanya as Kṛṣṇa. Remember who is acting in the pastime.
  6. 6Take one thing into your day. Note one point and one practice.
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Madhya-līlā · Chapter 15: The Lord Accepts Prasādam at the House of Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya
Madhya 15.127Madhya 15.130

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Texts Madhya 15.128-129

রঘুনন্দন সেবা করে কৃষ্ণের মন্দিরে ।

দ্বারে পুষ্করিণী, তার ঘাটের উপরে ॥ ১২৮ ॥

raghunandana sevā kare kṛṣṇera mandire

dvāre puṣkariṇī, tāra ghāṭera upare

Translation

“Raghunandana is constantly engaged in serving Lord Kṛṣṇa in the temple. Beside the entrance of the temple is a lake, and on its banks is a kadamba tree, which daily delivers two flowers to be used for Kṛṣṇa’s service.”

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This verse has no purport; its meaning is explained by the verses around it.

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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Constant Service to Lord Kṛṣṇa

  1. 1

    Raghunandana is constantly engaged in serving Lord Kṛṣṇa in the temple.

  2. 2

    A lake lies beside the temple entrance, with a kadamba tree on its banks.

  3. 3

    The tree daily delivers two flowers to be used for Kṛṣṇa’s service.

How it feels

Festive affection and reconciliation. Festivals, reciprocal hospitality, and the deliverance of Amogha show affectionate grace.

The mood of Madhya 15 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas

Further reading

Madhya 15: The Lord Accepts Prasādam at the House of Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya

From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

Rāmānanda Vasu and Satyarāja Khān asked some questions, and Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu instructed them that all householder devotees must engage themselves in the service of Vaiṣṇavas exclusively devoted to chanting the holy name of the Lord. He also instructed the Vaiṣṇavas from Khaṇḍa, as well as Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya and Vidyā-vācaspati, and He praised Murāri Gupta for his firm faith in the lotus feet of Lord Rāmacandra.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. raghunandanaRaghunandana
  2. sevā kareserves
  3. kṛṣṇera mandirein the temple of Lord Kṛṣṇa
  4. dvārenear the door
  5. puṣkariṇīa lake
  6. tāraof it
  7. ghāṭera upareon the bank
  8. kadamberaof kadamba flowers
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Key ideas in this 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”, “serving”

  • 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: “delivers”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What small service to Kṛṣṇa could you make a regular part of your day?

Practice

Set aside a few minutes today for one simple act of service to Kṛṣṇa.

Live this todayConstant Service to Lord KṛṣṇaThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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