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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 16: The Lord’s Attempt to Go to Vṛndāvana
Madhya 16.132Madhya 16.134

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 16.133

প্রভু কহে, — “সেবা ছাড়িবে, আমায় লাগে দোষ ।

ইঁহা রহি’ সেবা কর, — আমার সন্তোষ ॥” ১৩৩ ॥

prabhu kahe, — “sevā chāḍibe, āmāya lāge doṣa

iṅhā rahi’ sevā kara, — āmāra santoṣa”

Translation

Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu then said, “If you abandon His service, it will be My fault. It is better that you remain here and render service. That will be My satisfaction.”

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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.

Remaining in Service Satisfies the Lord

  1. 1

    Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu said that if Gadādhara Paṇḍita abandoned His service, the fault would be His own.

  2. 2

    He told Gadādhara Paṇḍita that it was better to remain there and render service.

  3. 3

    The Lord clearly stated that remaining and serving would give Him satisfaction.

How it feels

Yearning and deferral. Attempts, delays, meetings, and farewells heighten the desire to reach Vraja.

The mood of Madhya 16 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas

Further reading

Madhya 16: The Lord’s Attempt to Go to Vṛndāvana

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

Questioned by the inhabitants of Kulīna-grāma, Caitanya Mahāprabhu again repeated the symptoms of a Vaiṣṇava. Vidyānidhi also came to Jagannātha Purī and saw the festival of Oḍana-ṣaṣṭhī.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 16
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. prabhu kaheLord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu said
  2. sevā chāḍibeyou will give up the service
  3. āmāyato Me
  4. lāgewill attach
  5. doṣafault
  6. iṅhā rahi’staying here
  7. sevā karajust be engaged in service
  8. āmāraMy
  9. santoṣasatisfaction
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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”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How can I give greater attention to the Lord’s satisfaction in the service already before me?

Practice

Complete one devotional service already entrusted to you, remembering the Lord’s satisfaction.

Live this todayRemaining in Service Satisfies the LordThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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