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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 19.226
বাৎসল্যে শান্তের গুণ, দাস্যের সেবন ।
সেই সেই সেবনের ইহাঁ নাম — ‘পালন’ ॥ ২২৬ ॥
vātsalye śāntera guṇa, dāsyera sevana
sei sei sevanera ihāṅ nāma — ‘pālana’
“On the platform of parental love, the qualities of śānta-rasa, dāsya-rasa and sakhya-rasa are transformed into a form of service called maintenance.
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Parental love includes the qualities of śānta-rasa, dāsya-rasa and sakhya-rasa.
On this platform, those qualities are transformed into another form of service.
This form of service is called maintenance.
Empowerment and hope. The seed of bhakti is received, planted, and watered; intimate realization becomes transmissible.
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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
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The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.
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In this verse: “transformed”
Prema · Love of Godhead
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In this verse: “love”
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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