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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 24.122
‘মুমুক্ষু’ জগতে অনেক সংসারী জন ।
‘মুক্তি’ লাগি’ ভক্ত্যে করে কৃষ্ণের ভজন ॥ ১২২ ॥
‘mumukṣu’ jagate aneka saṁsārī jana
‘mukti’ lāgi’ bhaktye kare kṛṣṇera bhajana
“There are many people within this material world who desire liberation, and for this purpose they render devotional service to Lord Kṛṣṇa.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Many people in this material world desire liberation.
For this purpose, they render devotional service to Lord Kṛṣṇa.
Their service begins with a desire for liberation. The surrounding verses show how association with devotees can lead them to give up that desire and serve Kṛṣṇa.
Intellectual wonder humbled. Many explanations converge on the attractiveness of devotion; a hunter’s heart is transformed.
The mood of Madhya 24 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:
He then concluded that different classes of transcendentalists ( jñānīs, karmīs, yogīs ) utilize this verse according to their own interpretation, but if they would give up this process and surrender to Kṛṣṇa, as indicated by the verse itself, they would be able to comprehend the real meaning of the verse.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 24
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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”, “serve”
Sādhu-saṅga · Love grows through association
Spiritual association shapes the movement, empowers disciples, and reveals truths through loving conversations. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “association”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What do you hope to receive through your devotional service?
Take a quiet moment today to identify your motive for serving Kṛṣṇa.
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