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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 17.175
তবে বিপ্র প্রভুরে লঞা আইলা নিজ-ঘরে ।
আপন-ইচ্ছায় প্রভুর নানা সেবা করে ॥ ১৭৫ ॥
tabe vipra prabhure lañā āilā nija-ghare
āpana-icchāya prabhura nānā sevā kare
The brāhmaṇa then took Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu to his home and, out of his own free will, began to serve the Lord in various ways.
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The brāhmaṇa took Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu to his home.
He began to serve the Lord in various ways.
His service arose from his own free will.
Wonder and contagious joy. Even forest animals chant; nature seems drawn into the saṅkīrtana movement.
The mood of Madhya 17 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:
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu next passed through Prayāga and Mathurā and then took His lunch at the home of a Sānoḍiyā brāhmaṇa, a disciple of Mādhavendra Purī. He bestowed His blessings upon the brāhmaṇa by accepting lunch at his place.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 17
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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: “serve”, “service”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How can I make my service more willing rather than merely obligatory?
Choose one small act of service to the Lord today and do it willingly.
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