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How to study this verse, in six steps
  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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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 15.284

সার্বভৌম-গৃহে দাস-দাসী, যে কুক্কুর ।

সেহ মোর প্রিয়, অন্য জন রহু দূর ॥ ২৮৪ ॥

sārvabhauma-gṛhe dāsa-dāsī, ye kukkura

seha mora priya, anya jana rahu dūra

Translation

“Everyone in Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya’s house is very dear to Me, including his maids and servants and even his dog. And what to speak of his relatives?

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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.

Everyone in the Household Is Dear

  1. 1

    Everyone in Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya’s house is very dear to the Lord.

  2. 2

    His affection includes the maids and servants, and even the dog.

  3. 3

    His words make clear that Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya’s relatives are also dear to Him.

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:

Thereafter, when Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu was accepting prasādam at the house of Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya, Sārvabhauma’s son-in-law, Amogha, created trouble in the family with his criticisms. The following morning, he was attacked by the disease of visūcikā (cholera).
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 15
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. sārvabhauma-gṛheat the house of Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya
  2. dāsa-dāsīservants and maidservants
  3. ye kukkuraeven a dog
  4. sehaall of them
  5. morato Me
  6. priyavery dear
  7. anya janaothers
  8. rahu dūrawhat to speak of
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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: “servants”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

Do I overlook anyone whom the Lord includes in His affection?

Practice

Show kindness today to someone whose service you often take for granted.

Live this todayEveryone in the Household Is DearThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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