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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 15.131
রঘুনন্দনের কার্য — কৃষ্ণের সেবন ।
কৃষ্ণ-সেবা বিনা ইঁহার অন্য নাহি মন ॥ ১৩১ ॥
raghunandanera kārya — kṛṣṇera sevana
kṛṣṇa-sevā vinā iṅhāra anya nāhi mana
“Furthermore, it is the duty of Raghunandana to always engage in Lord Kṛṣṇa’s service. He has no other intention but the service of Lord Kṛṣṇa.”
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Raghunandana’s duty is to always engage in Lord Kṛṣṇa’s service.
He has no other intention but serving Lord Kṛṣṇa.
His service is both a constant duty and his single purpose.
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
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.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: “service”, “serving”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How can I make service to Lord Kṛṣṇa a clearer intention today?
Before one act of service today, pause and make serving Lord Kṛṣṇa your intention.
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