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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 19.166
‘শুদ্ধভক্তি’ হৈতে হয় ‘প্রেমা’ উৎপন্ন ।
অতএব শুদ্ধভক্তির কহিয়ে ‘লক্ষণ’ ॥ ১৬৬ ॥
‘śuddha-bhakti’ haite haya ‘premā’ utpanna
ataeva śuddha-bhaktira kahiye ‘lakṣaṇa’
“When one is situated in pure devotional service, he develops love of Godhead; therefore let me describe some of the symptoms of pure devotional service.
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One who is situated in pure devotional service develops love of Godhead.
Pure devotional service has symptoms that can be described and understood.
One cannot understand the Supreme Personality of Godhead in truth without taking to devotional service.
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The purport of CC Madhya 19.166 quotesBG 18.55
In the Bhagavad-gītā (18.55) it is said, bhaktyā mām abhijānāti yāvān yaś cāsmi tattvataḥ.
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Empowerment and hope. The seed of bhakti is received, planted, and watered; intimate realization becomes transmissible.
The mood of Madhya 19 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:
During this time, Vallabha Bhaṭṭa extended an invitation to the Lord with great respect. Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu introduced Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī to Vallabha Bhaṭṭa.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 19
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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 of godhead”
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.
Am I trying to understand the Lord through devotional service, or only through study?
Alongside your study today, set aside a few minutes for an act of devotional service.
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