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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 16.251
সেই সব লোক পথে করেন সেবন ।
সুখে নীলাচল আইলা শচীর নন্দন ॥ ২৫১ ॥
sei saba loka pathe karena sevana
sukhe nīlācala āilā śacīra nandana
The devotees who accompanied Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu rendered all kinds of service on the way to Nīlācala, Jagannātha Purī. Thus in great happiness the Lord returned.
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The devotees accompanied Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu on the way to Nīlācala, Jagannātha Purī.
They rendered all kinds of service during the journey.
Thus the Lord returned in great happiness.
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”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What small opportunity for service might I notice while accompanying someone?
Offer one practical help to someone you accompany today.
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