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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 4.104
সেই দুই শিষ্য করি’ সেবা সমর্পিল ।
রাজ-সেবা হয়, — পুরীর আনন্দ বাড়িল ॥ ১০৪ ॥
sei dui śiṣya kari’ sevā samarpila
rāja-sevā haya, — purīra ānanda bāḍila
These two were then initiated by Mādhavendra Purī, and he entrusted them with the daily service of the Lord. This service was performed continuously, and the worship of the Deity became very gorgeous. Thus Mādhavendra Purī was very pleased.
Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.ioThree study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Mādhavendra Purī initiated the two brāhmaṇas and entrusted them with the Lord’s daily service. Their continuous, gorgeous worship pleased him.
The six Gosvāmīs and their followers established many temples and entrusted Deity worship to disciples, not to family members. All the Gosvāmīs were renounced, and Jīva Gosvāmī was a lifelong brahmacārī.
The purport warns that some hereditary sevāitas claim ownership and sell the Deities’ property as their own. The temples did not originally belong to these caretakers.
Śrīla Prabhupāda's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.
Selfless service and longing. Gopāla’s requests, Gopīnātha’s mercy, and Mādhavendra Purī’s devotion deepen the theme of longing.
The mood of Madhya 4 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 narrated this story for Lord Nityānanda Prabhu and other devotees and praised the pure devotional service of Mādhavendra Purī. When He recited some verses composed by Mādhavendra Purī, He went into an ecstatic mood.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 4
Learn the words of the verse.
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”
Kīrtana community · A movement of shared hearts
Devotional community as a living network of branches, service, festivals, care, and collective chanting. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “followers”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How does seeing Deity service as a trust change your attitude toward temple property?
When using a temple item today, handle it carefully and return it to its proper place, remembering that it is not your property.
Study points are short summaries, not the translation. Confirm them in the original text and purport on Vedabase.
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