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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 4.123
অযাচিত-বৃত্তি পুরী — বিরক্ত, উদাস ।
অযাচিত পাইলে খা’ন, নহে উপবাস ॥ ১২৩ ॥
ayācita-vṛtti purī — virakta, udāsa
ayācita pāile khā’na, nahe upavāsa
Mādhavendra Purī avoided begging. He was completely unattached and indifferent to material things. If, without his begging, someone offered him some food, he would eat; otherwise he would fast.
Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.ioThree study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Mādhavendra Purī had attained the paramahaṁsa stage, the highest stage for a sannyāsī. He was completely unattached to material things.
One who follows ayācita-vṛtti does not ask anyone for food. Mādhavendra Purī ate when food was voluntarily offered; otherwise he fasted.
A paramahaṁsa conquers the desire for sleep, food and sense gratification. He remains a humble, meek mendicant engaged exclusively in the Lord’s service day and night.
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:
Traveling through Bengal, he reached Remuṇā village and there received a pot of condensed milk ( kṣīra ) offered to the Deity of Gopīnāthajī. This pot of condensed milk was stolen by Gopīnātha and delivered to Mādhavendra Purī.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 4
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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: “offered”, “service”
Dainya & humility · Making room for grace
The humility expressed by the author, devotees, transformed scholars, renunciants, and the Śikṣāṣṭaka. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “humble”, “meek”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What material concern most often distracts me from serving the Lord?
Set aside a few minutes today for service to the Lord without pursuing a material desire during that time.
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