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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 1.192

Heartfelt Praise Offered Before Mahāprabhu

“After hearing this, Śrīla Rāmānanda Rāya submitted at the lotus feet of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu the superexcellence of Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī’s poetic expression and began to praise it as if he had thousands of mouths.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Antya 1.192, translation

What the purport teaches

  • After hearing the passages, Śrīla Rāmānanda Rāya praised the superexcellence of Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī’s poetic expression.
  • He submitted this appreciation at the lotus feet of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
  • His praise was so abundant that he seemed to speak with thousands of mouths.

Try this today

Write one specific sentence of appreciation for a passage you have just read.

Ask yourself

What quality in the preceding passages moves you to offer appreciation?

Carry the question through the day, then answer it in your own words before sleep.

The study points are short summaries drawn from Śrīla Prabhupāda's translation and purport; the practice and question are plain words for trying the verse today.

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