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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 5.65
এই বিপ্র মোর সেবায় তুষ্ট যবে হৈলা ।
‘তোরে আমি কন্যা দিব’ আপনে কহিলা ॥ ৬৫ ॥
ei vipra mora sevāya tuṣṭa yabe hailā
‘tore āmi kanyā diba’ āpane kahilā
“Being very satisfied with my service, this brāhmaṇa said to me of his own accord, ‘I promise to hand over my daughter to you.’
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The brāhmaṇa was very satisfied with the speaker’s service.
Of his own accord, the brāhmaṇa offered his daughter in marriage.
He expressed this offer as a promise: “I promise to hand over my daughter to you.”
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:
The elderly brāhmaṇa was very satisfied with the service of the young brāhmaṇa, and he wanted to offer him his youngest daughter in marriage. The young brāhmaṇa received the promise of his elder before the Gopāla Deity of 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”, “offered”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How do I express appreciation when someone serves me well?
Today, sincerely thank someone for a specific service they have done.
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