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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 19.189
শান্তভক্ত — নব-যোগেন্দ্র, সনকাদি আর ।
দাস্যভাব-ভক্ত — সর্বত্র সেবক অপার ॥ ১৮৯ ॥
śānta-bhakta — nava-yogendra, sanakādi āra
dāsya-bhāva-bhakta — sarvatra sevaka apāra
“Examples of śānta-bhaktas are the nine Yogendras and the four Kumāras. Examples of devotees in dāsya-bhakti are innumerable, for such devotees exist everywhere.
Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.ioThree study points drawn from the translation and purport.
The nine Yogendras and the four Kumāras are examples of śānta-bhaktas.
Devotees in dāsya-bhakti are innumerable and exist everywhere. In Gokula, servant devotees include Raktaka, Citraka and Patraka.
Dāruka is a servant in Dvārakā. Hanumān is a servant in the Lord’s pastimes in the material world.
Śrīla Prabhupāda's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.
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 the ten days at Prayāga, Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī was instructed by the Lord, who gave him the basic principles of the Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu. The Lord then sent Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī to Vṛndāvana.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 19
Learn the words of the verse.
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: “servant”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What stands out to you about servant devotees existing everywhere?
Make two short lists: examples of śānta-bhaktas and examples of devotees in dāsya-bhakti.
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