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Śrī Caitanya Caritāmṛta, Antya-līlā, Chapter 20: The Śikṣāṣṭaka Prayers

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His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 59

mora sukha—sevane, kṛṣṇera sukha—saṅgame,
ataeva deha deṅa dāna
kṛṣṇa more ‘kāntā’ kari’, kahe more ‘prāṇeśvari’,
mora haya ‘dāsī’-abhimāna

SYNONYMS

mora sukha—My happiness; sevane—in service; kṛṣṇera sukha—Kṛṣṇa’s happiness; saṅgame—by union with Me; ataeva—therefore; deha—My body; deṅa—I offer; dāna—as charity; kṛṣṇa—Lord Kṛṣṇa; more—Me; kāntā kari’—accepting as beloved; kahe—says; more—to Me; prāṇa-īśvari—the most beloved; mora—My; haya—there is; dāsī-abhimāna—considering His maidservant.

TRANSLATION

“My happiness is in the service of Kṛṣṇa, and Kṛṣṇa’s happiness is in union with Me. For this reason, I give My body in charity to the lotus feet of Kṛṣṇa, who accepts Me as His loved one and calls Me His most beloved. It is then that I consider Myself His maidservant.