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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 3.212
নিরপেক্ষ হঞা প্রভু শীঘ্র চলিলা ।
কান্দিতে কান্দিতে আচার্য পশ্চাৎ চলিলা ॥ ২১২ ॥
nirapekṣa hañā prabhu śīghra calilā
kāndite kāndite ācārya paścāt calilā
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu was unaffected. He left swiftly, and Advaita Ācārya followed Him, weeping.
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Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu left swiftly, unaffected, while Advaita Ācārya followed Him, weeping. Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura explains that nirapekṣa means remaining unaffected by anything material and fixed in the service of the Lord.
As the world teacher of the Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement, the Lord showed that serious service should not be governed by worldly affection. Entanglement in material things prevents progress in Kṛṣṇa consciousness.
The best course is to render service to the Lord without pursuing material objectives. The purport says that so-called worldly morality should not take precedence when it opposes the Lord’s service.
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Reunion and heartbreaking parting. After sannyāsa, mother Śacī and the devotees reunite with Him before consenting to separation.
The mood of Madhya 3 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:
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu granted His mother’s request and, followed by Nityānanda, Mukunda, Jagadānanda and Dāmodara, left Śāntipura. Bidding farewell to mother Śacīdevī, they all proceeded toward Jagannātha Purī, following the path of Chatrabhoga.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: “service”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
Which material distraction makes it harder for you to remain fixed in service to the Lord?
Set aside one material distraction for a short, dedicated period of service to the Lord today.
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