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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 16.221
মিশ্র-পুরন্দরের পূর্বে কর্যাছেন সেবনে ।
অতএব প্রভু ভাল জানে দুইজনে ॥ ২২১ ॥
miśra-purandarera pūrve karyāchena sevane
ataeva prabhu bhāla jāne dui-jane
Formerly, these two brothers had rendered much service to Miśra Purandara, the father of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu. Because of this, the Lord knew them very well.
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Miśra Purandara was the father of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
The two brothers had formerly rendered much service to Miśra Purandara.
Because of this service, the Lord knew the two brothers very well.
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:
After this, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu crossed the border of Orissa state, and He arrived at Pānihāṭi by boat. Thereafter He visited the house of Rāghava Paṇḍita, and from there He went to Kumārahaṭṭa and eventually to Kuliyā, where He excused many offenders.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 16
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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”
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What stands out to you about the connection between the brothers’ service and the Lord’s knowing them?
Write one sentence recalling whom the brothers served and how this connected them with the Lord.
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