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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 16.29
নিত্যানন্দের পরিচয় সব সেবক সনে ।
বহুত সম্মান আসি’ কৈল সেবকগণে ॥ ২৯ ॥
nityānandera paricaya saba sevaka sane
bahuta sammāna āsi’ kaila sevaka-gaṇe
All the priests of the temple had been previously acquainted with Śrī Nityānanda Prabhu; therefore they all came to offer great respects to the Lord.
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All the temple priests had previously known Śrī Nityānanda Prabhu.
They all came to meet Him.
They offered great respects to the Lord.
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:
In that year also, the Guṇḍicā temple was cleansed, and when the Cāturmāsya period was over, all the devotees returned to their homes in Bengal. Caitanya Mahāprabhu forbade Nityānanda to visit Nīlācala every year.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: “offered”
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How can I make my expression of respect to Śrī Nityānanda Prabhu more attentive?
Pause today to offer your respects to Śrī Nityānanda Prabhu.
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