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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 19.221
শান্তের গুণ দাস্যে আছে, অধিক — ‘সেবন’ ।
অতএব দাস্যরসের এই ‘দুই’ গুণ ॥ ২২১ ॥
śāntera guṇa dāsye āche, adhika — ‘sevana’
ataeva dāsya-rasera ei ‘dui’ guṇa
“The qualities of śānta-rasa are also present in dāsya-rasa, but service is added. Thus the dāsya-rasa platform contains the qualities of both śānta-rasa and dāsya-rasa.
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The qualities of śānta-rasa are also present in dāsya-rasa.
Service is added on the platform of dāsya-rasa.
Thus dāsya-rasa contains the qualities of both śānta-rasa and dāsya-rasa.
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:
Kavirāja Gosvāmī then extensively describes the living condition of Śrī Rūpa and Sanātana at Vṛndāvana. 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.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.
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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What does the addition of service help you understand about dāsya-rasa?
Write one sentence explaining what dāsya-rasa adds to the qualities of śānta-rasa.
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