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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 22.166
যাহা হৈতে পাই কৃষ্ণের প্রেম-সেবন ।
এইত’ কহিলুঁ ‘অভিধেয়’-বিবরণ ॥ ১৬৬ ॥
yāhā haite pāi kṛṣṇera prema-sevana
eita’ kahiluṅ ‘abhidheya’-vivaraṇa
“That by which one can attain loving service to the Lord I have described in detail as the execution of devotional service, called abhidheya.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
The execution of devotional service is called abhidheya.
Through this devotional service, one can attain loving service to the Lord.
The means of attaining that loving service has been described in detail.
Trust and resolution. Devotional practice and association offer a steady path for awakening love.
The mood of Madhya 22 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:
Spontaneous devotional service arises when one follows a pure devotee who is awakened to spontaneous love of God. Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu describes the symptoms of devotees who are already situated in spontaneous love of God.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 22
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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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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
Do I see my devotional practice as a means of attaining loving service to the Lord?
Before one act of devotional service today, pause and remember its purpose: attaining loving service to the Lord.
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