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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 5.18
বিপ্র বলে, — তুমি মোর বহু সেবা কৈলা ।
সহায় হঞা মোরে তীর্থ করাইলা ॥ ১৮ ॥
vipra bale — tumi mora bahu sevā kailā
sahāya hañā more tīrtha karāilā
The older man told the younger, “You have rendered various types of service to me. You have assisted me in traveling to all these places of pilgrimage.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
The older man acknowledged the younger man's service.
The younger man had rendered various types of service, not just one kind of help.
He had assisted the older man in traveling to all the places of pilgrimage.
Faith vindicated. The Deity bears witness; anxiety over a broken promise becomes astonishment and relief.
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From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
After touring many places of pilgrimage, the two brāhmaṇas finally reached Vṛndāvana. The elderly brāhmaṇa was very satisfied with the service of the young brāhmaṇa, and he wanted to offer him his youngest daughter in marriage.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 5
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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.
Whose practical help have I received without fully acknowledging it?
Thank someone today for a specific way they have assisted you.
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