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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 9.16
রামদাস মহাদেবে করিল দরশন ।
অহোবল-নৃসিংহেরে করিলা গমন ॥ ১৬ ॥
rāmadāsa mahādeve karila daraśana
ahovala-nṛsiṁhere karilā gamana
There he saw Lord Mahādeva [Śiva], the servant of Lord Rāma. He then went to Ahovala-nṛsiṁha.
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There, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu saw Lord Mahādeva, Śiva.
Lord Mahādeva is described as the servant of Lord Rāma.
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu then went to Ahovala-nṛsiṁha.
Wonder and inclusion. Meetings across sacred places display the broad reach of devotional mercy.
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From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
After leaving Vidyānagara, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu visited such places of pilgrimage as Gautamī-gaṅgā, Mallikārjuna, Ahovala-nṛsiṁha, Siddhavaṭa, Skanda-kṣetra, Trimaṭha, Vṛddhakāśī, Bauddha-sthāna, Tirupati, Tirumala, Pānā-nṛsiṁha, Śiva-kāñcī, Viṣṇu-kāñcī, Trikāla-hasti, Vṛddhakola, Śiyālī-bhairavī, the Kāverī River and Kumbhakarṇa-kapāla. Finally the Lord went to Śrī Raṅga-kṣetra, where He converted a brāhmaṇa named Veṅkaṭa Bhaṭṭa, who, along with his family, took up devotional service to Kṛṣṇa.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 9
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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: “servant”
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What stands out to me about Lord Śiva being described as Lord Rāma’s servant?
Write one sentence recalling Lord Śiva’s relationship with Lord Rāma as described here.
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