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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 16.188
সেই কহে, — ‘মোরে যদি কৈলা অঙ্গীকার ।
এক আজ্ঞা দেহ, — সেবা করি যে তোমার ॥ ১৮৮ ॥
sei kahe, — ‘more yadi kailā aṅgīkāra
eka ājñā deha, — sevā kari ye tomāra
The Muslim governor then said, “Since You have so kindly accepted me, please give me some order so that I can render You some service.”
Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.ioThree study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Grateful for being accepted, the governor asked for an order so that he could render service.
One purified by following Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s instruction to chant Kṛṣṇa’s holy name must become eager to serve the Lord. This eagerness is the test.
Enthusiastic engagement in the Lord’s service shows that one is reaping the results of chanting the names of Kṛṣṇa and Hari.
Śrīla Prabhupāda's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.
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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Nāma-saṅkīrtana · The holy name shared together
Chanting the holy names as the yuga-dharma, the Lord’s public movement, and the opening prayer of Śikṣāṣṭaka. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “chant”, “holy name”, “names 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.
Is your chanting awakening eagerness to render service to the Lord?
After chanting today, offer a short prayer asking for an opportunity to serve the Lord.
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