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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 7.40
জলপাত্র-বস্ত্র বহি’ তোমা-সঙ্গে যাবে ।
যে তোমার ইচ্ছা, কর, কিছু না বলিবে ॥ ৪০ ॥
jala-pātra-vastra vahi’ tomā-saṅge yābe
ye tomāra icchā, kara, kichu nā balibe
“He will carry Your waterpot and garments. You may do whatever You like; he will not say a word.”
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
The proposed companion will carry the Lord’s waterpot and garments.
His help will leave the Lord free to do whatever He likes.
The assurance that he will not say a word presents his service as quiet and unobtrusive.
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:
During the month of Vaiśākha, He began to tour South India. When He proposed to travel to South India alone, Śrī Nityānanda Prabhu gave Him a brāhmaṇa assistant named Kṛṣṇadāsa.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.
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.
Can I offer practical help without trying to direct the person I serve?
Offer to carry something for someone today without adding unsolicited advice.
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