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Ecstatic Love Revealed Through Rāmānanda Rāya
“Within the narration I have explained the glorious characteristics of Śrī Rāmānanda Rāya, through whom Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu personally described the limits of ecstatic love for Kṛṣṇa.”
What the purport teaches
- The narration explains the glorious characteristics of Śrī Rāmānanda Rāya.
- Through Rāmānanda Rāya, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu personally described the limits of ecstatic love for Kṛṣṇa.
- The subject of this teaching is ecstatic love for Kṛṣṇa. Rāmānanda Rāya’s glory is connected with his role in revealing it.
Try this today
Reread the translation and note who speaks through Rāmānanda Rāya and what He describes.
Ask yourself
What does this verse help you appreciate about Rāmānanda Rāya’s role?
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.