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Read one verse of Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta with its Bengali, transliteration, word meanings, translation and study points.
Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 16.261
দুই ভাই — ভক্তরাজ, কৃষ্ণকৃপা-পাত্র ।
ব্যবহারে — রাজমন্ত্রী হয় রাজপাত্র ॥ ২৬১ ॥
dui bhāi — bhakta-rāja, kṛṣṇa-kṛpā-pātra
vyavahāre — rāja-mantrī haya rāja-pātra
“These two brothers are great devotees and suitable recipients of Kṛṣṇa’s mercy, but in their ordinary dealings they are government officials, ministers to the King.
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The two brothers are described as great devotees.
They are suitable recipients of Kṛṣṇa’s mercy.
In their ordinary dealings, they are government officials serving as ministers to the King.
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:
From there He went to Rāmakeli, where He saw Śrī Rūpa and Sanātana and accepted them as His chief disciples. Returning from Rāmakeli, He met Raghunātha dāsa and after giving him instructions sent him back home.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.
Kṛpā & transformation · Mercy changes a life
Transformative encounters with grace, from scholars and travelers to renunciants and householders. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “mercy”
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: “serving”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
Do you sometimes see only someone’s occupation rather than their devotion?
Reflect on one devotee you know, noticing their devotion rather than their occupation or position.
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