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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 5.12

Ask When You Need to Understand

“Unable to see Rāmānanda Rāya immediately, Pradyumna Miśra inquired from the servant, who then described what Śrī Rāmānanda Rāya was doing.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Antya 5.12, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Pradyumna Miśra cannot see Rāmānanda Rāya immediately.
  • He asks the servant about Rāmānanda Rāya rather than leaving without learning more.
  • The servant responds by describing what Śrī Rāmānanda Rāya is doing.

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