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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 15.144
আমারে কহেন, — আমি তোমার কিঙ্কর ।
তোমার আজ্ঞাকারী আমি নহি স্বতন্তর ॥ ১৪৪ ॥
āmāre kahena, — āmi tomāra kiṅkara
tomāra ājñākārī āmi nāhi svatantara
“Murāri Gupta then replied, ‘I am Your servant and Your order-carrier. I have no independent existence.’
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Murāri Gupta identifies himself as the speaker’s servant.
He also calls himself an order-carrier, ready to carry out the speaker’s instructions.
He declares that he has no independent existence.
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:
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. Considering the humble prayer of Vāsudeva Datta, He established that Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa is qualified to deliver all the conditioned souls.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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How does Murāri Gupta’s reply express a spirit of service?
Write one sentence reflecting on the humility in Murāri Gupta’s words, “I am Your servant.”
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