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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 5.24
ব্রাহ্মণ-সেবায় কৃষ্ণের প্রীতি বড় হয় ।
তাঁহার সন্তোষ ভক্তি-সম্পদ্ বাড়য় ॥” ২৪ ॥
brāhmaṇa-sevāya kṛṣṇera prīti baḍa haya
tāṅhāra santoṣe bhakti-sampad bāḍaya”
“Lord Kṛṣṇa is very much pleased by service rendered to brāhmaṇas, and when the Lord is pleased, the opulence of one’s devotional service increases.”
Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.ioThree study points drawn from the translation and purport.
The younger brāhmaṇa served the older one to please Kṛṣṇa, not as an ordinary worldly exchange. When the Lord is pleased, the opulence of one's devotional service increases.
Kṛṣṇa is pleased by service to a Vaiṣṇava. Lord Gopāla agreed to witness the marriage negotiation to maintain the prestige of both devotees.
Vaiṣṇavas are not interested in karma-kāṇḍa or jñāna-kāṇḍa dealings. Marriage may nevertheless be allowed to help devotees concentrate on the Lord's service and spread Kṛṣṇa consciousness.
Śrīla Prabhupāda's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.
Faith vindicated. The Deity bears witness; anxiety over a broken promise becomes astonishment and relief.
The mood of Madhya 5 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:
Once there were two brāhmaṇas, one elderly and the other young, who were inhabitants of a place known as Vidyānagara. After touring many places of pilgrimage, the two brāhmaṇas finally reached Vṛndāvana.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”, “served”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How can my practical responsibilities support service to Kṛṣṇa rather than remain merely worldly dealings?
Choose one practical task today that helps a devotee concentrate on the Lord's service, and do it to please Kṛṣṇa.
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