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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 16.225
তাঁর পিতা সদা করে আচার্য-সেবন ।
অতএব আচার্য তাঁরে হৈলা পরসন্ন ॥ ২২৫ ॥
tāṅra pitā sadā kare ācārya-sevana
ataeva ācārya tāṅre hailā parasanna
Raghunātha dāsa’s father, Govardhana, always rendered much service to Advaita Ācārya. Consequently Advaita Ācārya was very pleased with the family.
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Govardhana was Raghunātha dāsa’s father.
He always rendered much service to Advaita Ācārya.
Because of this service, Advaita Ācārya was very pleased with the family.
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:
Returning from Rāmakeli, He met Raghunātha dāsa and after giving him instructions sent him back home. Thereafter the Lord returned to Nīlācala and began to make plans to go to Vṛndāvana without a companion.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: “service”
Vraja-smaraṇa · Remembrance of Vṛndāvana
The remembered sweetness of Vraja that colors Mahāprabhu’s pilgrimage, Ratha-yātrā, and later states of separation. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “govardhana”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What does Govardhana’s steady service teach you about pleasing someone through service?
Do one small act of service for someone today, giving it your full attention.
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