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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 19.235
এই ভক্তিরসের করিলাঙ, দিগ্দরশন ।
ইহার বিস্তার মনে করিহ ভাবন ॥ ২৩৫ ॥
ei bhakti-rasera karilāṅa, dig-daraśana
ihāra vistāra mane kariha bhāvana
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu then concluded, “I have simply given a general survey describing the mellows of devotional service. You can consider how to adjust and expand this.
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Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu concludes His description of the mellows of devotional service.
He describes what He has given as simply a general survey.
He invites further consideration of how to adjust and expand this survey.
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
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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”
Bhāva & rasa · The language of sacred feeling
Transcendental devotional moods and relationships, discussed explicitly in Rāmānanda’s dialogue and the teachings on prema. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “mellows”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
Which part of this survey would you like to consider more carefully?
Write a brief summary of one teaching from the survey and one question you would like to explore further.
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