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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 25.204
শুষ্ককাষ্ঠ আনি’ রায় বেচে মথুরাতে ।
পাঁচ ছয় পৈসা হয় এক এক বোঝাতে ॥ ২০৪ ॥
śuṣka-kāṣṭha āni’ rāya vece mathurāte
pāṅca chaya paisā haya eka eka bojhāte
Subuddhi Rāya would collect dry wood in the forest and take it to the city of Mathurā to sell. For each load he would receive five or six paise.
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Subuddhi Rāya collected dry wood in the forest and carried it to Mathurā to sell.
He received five or six paise for each load.
The following verses explain that he lived on a small part of these earnings and saved the rest to serve Vaiṣṇavas.
Reconciliation and broad mercy. Opponents turn toward bhakti; the Lord returns to Purī and embraces devotees.
The mood of Madhya 25 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 describes something about Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī, Sanātana Gosvāmī and Subuddhi Rāya. Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu returned to Jagannātha Purī through the great forest of Jhārikhaṇḍa (Jharkhand) in central India.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 25
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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: “serve”
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How could a small part of your daily work support service to others?
Choose one small resource from your daily work—time, effort, or money—to use in serving a devotee.
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