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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 7.34
তবে নিত্যানন্দ কহে, — যে আজ্ঞা তোমার ।
দুঃখ সুখ যে হউক্ কর্তব্য আমার ॥ ৩৪ ॥
tabe nityānanda kahe, — ye ājñā tomāra
duḥkha sukha ye ha-uk kartavya āmāra
Thereupon Lord Nityānanda said, “Whatever You order is My duty, regardless of whether it results in happiness or unhappiness.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Lord Nityānanda accepts whatever the Lord orders as His duty.
His willingness to serve does not depend on whether the result brings happiness.
Even the possibility of unhappiness does not change His acceptance of that duty.
Expansive compassion. The Lord carries nāma and mercy from village to village, including deliverance of Vāsudeva.
The mood of Madhya 7 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:
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu accepted the renounced order of life in the month of Māgha (January-February) and went to Jagannātha Purī in the month of Phālguna (February-March). He saw the Dola-yātrā festival during the month of Phālguna, and in the month of Caitra He liberated Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 7
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The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.
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Devotional service expressed through cleansing, caring, teaching, honoring others, and living as Kṛṣṇa’s servant. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “serve”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How much does my willingness to serve depend on my own happiness?
Carry out one duty today without making your willingness depend on whether it feels pleasant.
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