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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 6.283
যৈছে পরিপাটী করে ভিক্ষা-নিৰ্বাহন ।
বিস্তারিয়া আগে তাহা করিব বর্ণন ॥ ২৮৩ ॥
yaiche paripāṭī kare bhikṣā-nirvāhana
vistāriyā āge tāhā kariba varṇana
I shall also describe in full detail how Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya perfectly rendered service to Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu by offering Him alms.
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Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya rendered service to Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu by offering Him alms.
His service is described as perfectly rendered.
The author promises to describe this service in full detail.
Doubt transformed to devotion. Intellectual resistance gives way to a profound change of heart.
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From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
Having become a pure devotee, the Bhaṭṭācārya said, “Because the meaning is hazy, I still prefer bhakti-pada. ” At this, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and the other inhabitants of Jagannātha Purī became very pleased. Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya thus became a pure Vaiṣṇava, and the other learned scholars there followed him.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 6
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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.
What can I learn from the care implied in perfectly rendered service?
Take a moment today to reflect on offering alms as service to Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
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