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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 17.87
ঘরে লঞা আইলা প্রভুকে আনন্দিত হঞা ।
সেবা করি’ নৃত্য করে বস্ত্র উড়াঞা ॥ ৮৭ ॥
ghare lañā āilā prabhuke ānandita hañā
sevā kari’ nṛtya kare vastra uḍāñā
With great pleasure Tapana Miśra brought Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu to his home and rendered service unto Him. Indeed, he began to dance, waving his cloth.
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With great pleasure, Tapana Miśra brought Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu to his home.
At home, he rendered service unto the Lord.
His pleasure found expression in dancing and waving his cloth.
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:
At Vārāṇasī, Vaidya Candraśekhara, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s old friend, also rendered service unto Him. Seeing the behavior of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, a Maharashtriyan brāhmaṇa informed Prakāśānanda Sarasvatī, the leader of the Māyāvādī sannyāsīs.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 17
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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 can you learn from the pleasure Tapana Miśra took in serving the Lord?
Before one small act of service today, pause to remember Tapana Miśra’s joyful service.
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