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  1. 1Say the verse. Read the transliteration aloud, slowly.
  2. 2Read the word meanings. Go through each word and its meaning.
  3. 3Read the translation. Ask: what is happening here, and who is it about?
  4. 4Read the purport slowly. Read it twice. Don't rush.
  5. 5See Lord Caitanya as Kṛṣṇa. Remember who is acting in the pastime.
  6. 6Take one thing into your day. Note one point and one practice.
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Madhya-līlā · Chapter 19: Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu Instructs Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī
Madhya 19.219Madhya 19.221

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 19.220

ঈশ্বরজ্ঞান, সম্ভ্রম-গৌরব প্রচুর ।

‘সেবা’ করি’ কৃষ্ণে সুখ দেন নিরন্তর ॥ ২২০ ॥

īśvara-jñāna, sambhrama-gaurava pracura

‘sevā’ kari’ kṛṣṇe sukha dena nirantara

Translation

“On the dāsya-rasa platform, knowledge of the Supreme Personality of Godhead is revealed with awe and veneration. By rendering service unto Lord Kṛṣṇa, the devotee in dāsya-rasa gives constant happiness to the Lord.

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This verse has no purport; its meaning is explained by the verses around it.

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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Reverent Service Gives Kṛṣṇa Constant Happiness

  1. 1

    On the dāsya-rasa platform, knowledge of the Supreme Personality of Godhead is revealed.

  2. 2

    This knowledge is accompanied by awe and veneration.

  3. 3

    By rendering service to Lord Kṛṣṇa, the devotee in dāsya-rasa gives Him constant happiness.

How it feels

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

Further reading

Madhya 19: Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu Instructs Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī

From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

After this, a brāhmaṇa scholar named Raghupati Upādhyāya arrived and discussed Kṛṣṇa consciousness with the Lord. Kavirāja Gosvāmī then extensively describes the living condition of Śrī Rūpa and Sanātana at Vṛndāvana.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. īśvara-jñānaknowledge of the supreme controller
  2. sambhrama-gauravaawe and veneration
  3. pracuraabundant
  4. sevāservice
  5. kari’performing
  6. kṛṣṇeunto Lord Kṛṣṇa
  7. sukhahappiness
  8. denagives
  9. nirantaraconstantly
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Key ideas in this 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: “service”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How can I approach service with greater reverence and a desire to please Lord Kṛṣṇa?

Practice

Perform one small act of service to Lord Kṛṣṇa today with deliberate reverence and the intention of giving Him happiness.

Live this todayReverent Service Gives Kṛṣṇa Constant HappinessThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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