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Nityananda Chandra Granger's avatar

This led to me thinking that sometimes he stole butter just to share it with his monkey friends, like Dadhilobha.

To this line I remembered a verse from Caitanya Bhagavata:

kṛṣṇera karaye sevā—bhaktera svabhāva

bhakta lāgi’ kṛṣṇera sakala-anubhāva

All the devotees’ actions are only for Krishna and all of Krishna’s actions are only for the devotees.

Ekendra Dāsa एकेन्द्र दास's avatar

That's a gem of a verse, sadhu.

You know this one (SB 9.4.68):

sādhavo hṛdayaṁ mahyaṁ

sādhūnāṁ hṛdayaṁ tv aham

mad-anyat te na jānanti

nāhaṁ tebhyo manāg api

The pure devotee is always within the core of My heart, and I am always in the heart of the pure devotee. My devotees do not know anything else but Me, and I do not know anyone else but them.

Nityananda Chandra Granger's avatar

Yes thank you. When I read that verse some time ago it made me think that Śrīla Prabhupāda’s translation of BG 10.9 almost seems to have a double meaning. I don’t know if it intentional but the way I see it mirrors this verse: The thoughts of My pure devotees dwell in Me. (A devotees thoughts are always dwelling in Krishna AND Dwelling within Krishna are the thoughts of his pure devotees.)

Ekendra Dāsa एकेन्द्र दास's avatar

I consider Bhagavad-gita to be a rasa sastra.