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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Ādi 5.165
যে নয়ন দেখিতে অশ্রু হয় মনে যার ।
সেই নেত্রে অবিচ্ছিন্ন বহে অশ্রুধার ॥ ১৬৫ ॥
ye nayana dekhite aśru haya mane yāra
sei netre avicchinna vahe aśru-dhāra
When someone saw the eyes of Mīnaketana Rāmadāsa, tears would automatically flow from his own eyes, for a constant shower of tears flowed from the eyes of Mīnaketana Rāmadāsa.
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A constant shower of tears flowed from the eyes of Mīnaketana Rāmadāsa.
Seeing his eyes caused tears to flow from another person's eyes.
The observer's tears flowed automatically.
Shelter and wonder. The glory of Nityānanda reveals the intimate support behind the descent.
The mood of Ādi 5 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas
From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
Kṛṣṇadāsa Kavirāja’s brother invited Śrī Mīnaketana Rāmadāsa, a great devotee of Lord Nityānanda, to his home, but a priest named Guṇārṇava Miśra did not receive him well, and Kṛṣṇadāsa Kavirāja Gosvāmī’s brother, not recognizing the glories of Lord Nityānanda, also took sides with the priest. Therefore Rāmadāsa became sorry, broke his flute and went away.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Ādi 5
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What strikes you about the effect of Mīnaketana Rāmadāsa's tears on others?
Pause over this verse and reflect for a moment on how deeply his tears moved those who saw him.
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