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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 15.132
নরহরি রহু আমার ভক্তগণ-সনে ।
এই তিন কার্য সদা করহ তিন জনে ॥’ ১৩২ ॥
narahari rahu āmāra bhakta-gaṇa-sane,
ei tina kārya sadā karaha tina jane’
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu then ordered Narahari: “I wish you to remain here with My devotees. In this way the three of you should always execute these three duties for the service of the Lord.”
Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.ioThree study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Mukunda was to earn money and follow religious principles, Narahari to remain with the devotees, and Raghunandana to serve the Lord in the temple.
Temple worship, honest professional work, and preaching Kṛṣṇa consciousness with devotees appear separate, but actually they are not.
When Kṛṣṇa or Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu is the center, different activities can all become service to the Lord.
Śrīla Prabhupāda's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.
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”, “serve”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How can I keep Kṛṣṇa at the center of my own duties?
Choose one duty today and carry it out carefully and honestly as service to the Lord.
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