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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 3.148
তুমি যাহাঁ কহ, আমি তাহাঁই রহিব ।
তুমি যেই আজ্ঞা কর, সেই ত’ করিব ॥ ১৪৮ ॥
tumi yāhāṅ kaha, āmi tāhāṅi rahiba
tumi yei ājñā kara, sei ta’ kariba
“My dear mother, wherever you ask Me to stay I shall stay, and whatever you order I shall execute.”
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The Lord addresses His mother affectionately as “My dear mother.”
He offers to stay wherever she asks Him to stay.
He promises to carry out whatever she orders, expressing His willingness to serve her.
Reunion and heartbreaking parting. After sannyāsa, mother Śacī and the devotees reunite with Him before consenting to separation.
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From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
In the evening there was a mass saṅkīrtana at the house of Advaita Prabhu, and mother Śacīdevī gave Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu permission to leave. She requested Him to make Jagannātha Purī, Nīlācala, His headquarters.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 3
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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: “serve”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How can I express respect through a willingness to listen and help?
Ask your mother or someone who has cared for you what small help they would appreciate today.
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