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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 8.92
এই ‘প্রেমে’র অনুরূপ না পারে ভজিতে ।
অতএব ‘ঋণী’ হয় — কহে ভাগবতে ॥ ৯২ ॥
ei ‘preme’ra anurūpa nā pāre bhajite
ataeva ‘ṛṇī’ haya — kahe bhāgavate
‘In Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam [10.32.22] it is said that Lord Kṛṣṇa cannot proportionately reciprocate devotional service in the mādhurya-rasa; therefore He always remains a debtor to such devotees.
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The translation speaks of devotional service in the mādhurya-rasa.
Kṛṣṇa cannot proportionately reciprocate the devotional service offered in this relationship.
He therefore always remains a debtor to such devotees.
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:
He then spoke of detached action, knowledge mixed with devotional service, and finally the spontaneous loving service of the Lord. After hearing Śrīla Rāmānanda Rāya recite some verses, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu accepted the principle of pure devotional service devoid of all kinds of speculation.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.
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”
Bhāva & rasa · The language of sacred feeling
Transcendental devotional moods and relationships, discussed explicitly in Rāmānanda’s dialogue and the teachings on prema. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “relationship”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What does Kṛṣṇa's remaining a debtor reveal to me about the greatness of this devotion?
Read the translation slowly and pause to appreciate the devotion that Kṛṣṇa cannot fully repay.
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