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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 16.152
প্রতিগ্রামে রাজ-আজ্ঞায় রাজভৃত্যগণ ।
নব্য গৃহে নানা-দ্রব্যে করয়ে সেবন ॥ ১৫২ ॥
prati-grāme rāja-ājñāya rāja-bhṛtya-gaṇa
navya gṛhe nānā-dravye karaye sevana
In each and every village, in compliance with the King’s order, government officers constructed new houses and filled each of them with stocks of grain. Thus they served the Lord.
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Government officers acted in compliance with the King’s order.
In each and every village, they constructed new houses and filled them with stocks of grain.
Through these arrangements for shelter and food, they served the Lord.
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
From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu requested Gadādhara Paṇḍita to return to Nīlācala, Jagannātha Purī, but he did not abide by this order. From Kaṭaka (Cuttack), Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu again requested Gadādhara Paṇḍita to return to Nīlācala, and He bade farewell to Rāmānanda Rāya from Bhadraka.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 16
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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: “served”
Śaraṇāgati · Taking shelter
Turning toward Kṛṣṇa through shelter, surrender, dependence on guru, and unconditional devotional fidelity. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “shelter”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What practical arrangement could you help with as service to the Lord?
Help with one small task of preparing food or arranging a place for devotional service.
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