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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 18.194
তাঁর সেবা বিনা জীবের না যায় ‘সংসার’ ।
তাঁহার চরণে প্রীতি — ‘পুরুষার্থ-সার’ ॥ ১৯৪ ॥
tāṅra sevā vinā jīvera nā yāya ‘saṁsāra’
tāṅhāra caraṇe prīti — ‘puruṣārtha-sāra’
“No conditioned soul can get out of material bondage without serving the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Love at His lotus feet is the ultimate goal of life.
Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.ioThree study points drawn from the translation and purport.
No conditioned soul can escape material bondage without serving the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Love at His lotus feet is the ultimate goal of life.
The purport describes evādat as offering prayers at a mosque or elsewhere five times daily, called namāz. According to the Muslim scripture, this prayer is necessary for success in life.
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu pointed out that love of Godhead is the ultimate goal in the revealed scripture of the Muslims. Although the Koran describes karma-yoga and jñāna-yoga, its ultimate goal is offering prayers to the Supreme Person.
Śrīla Prabhupāda's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.
Overwhelmed recognition. Seeing the places of Kṛṣṇa’s pastimes evokes extraordinary remembrance and ecstasy.
The mood of Madhya 18 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 this way, their Kṛṣṇa consciousness was awakened, and they could understand that a sannyāsī is simply a living entity and not the Supreme Personality of Godhead. When Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu took His bath at Akrūra-ghāṭa, He submerged Himself in the water for a long time.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 18
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The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.
Prema · Love of Godhead
The culminating devotional purpose that unites the narration: bestowed, cultivated, taught, celebrated, and tasted. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “love”, “love of godhead”
Śaraṇāgati · Taking shelter
Turning toward Kṛṣṇa through shelter, surrender, dependence on guru, and unconditional devotional fidelity. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “lotus feet”
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.
How might love of Godhead shape what you consider success in life?
Offer a short prayer to the Supreme Personality of Godhead, asking to serve Him with love.
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