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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 8.243
অন্যোন্যে মিলি’ দুঁহে নিভৃতে বসিয়া ।
প্রশ্নোত্তর-গোষ্ঠী কহে আনন্দিত হঞা ॥ ২৪৩ ॥
anyonye mili’ duṅhe nibhṛte vasiyā
praśnottara-goṣṭhī kahe ānandita hañā
Thus they met time and time again, sitting in a secluded place and jubilantly discussing devotional service by the question-and-answer process.
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They meet time and time again.
They sit in a secluded place and jubilantly discuss devotional service.
Their discussions proceed through questions and answers.
Deepening intimacy and revelation. Their exchange ascends from duty to pure love and the confidential moods of Vraja.
The mood of Madhya 8 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:
Śrīla Rāmānanda Rāya then recited a verse of his own concerning the platform of ecstatic vision, technically called prema-vilāsa-vivarta. Śrīla Rāmānanda Rāya also explained that all stages of conjugal love can be attained through the mercy of the residents of Vṛndāvana, especially by the mercy of the gopīs.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 8
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The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.
Sādhu-saṅga · Love grows through association
Spiritual association shapes the movement, empowers disciples, and reveals truths through loving conversations. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “discussing”, “discuss”
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 sincere question about devotional service would I like to explore?
In a quiet place, write down one question about devotional service to bring to your next study discussion.
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