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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 5.81

Hearing Reveals a Devotee’s Qualities

“To demonstrate the transcendental attributes of Rāmānanda Rāya, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu sent Pradyumna Miśra to hear discourses about Kṛṣṇa from him.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Antya 5.81, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu sent Pradyumna Miśra to Rāmānanda Rāya.
  • He sent him specifically to hear discourses about Kṛṣṇa.
  • Through this arrangement, the Lord demonstrated Rāmānanda Rāya’s transcendental attributes.

Try this today

Read these verses attentively for a few minutes, noticing how hearing about Kṛṣṇa reveals Rāmānanda Rāya’s qualities.

Ask yourself

How can attentive hearing help me appreciate a devotee’s spiritual qualities?

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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