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Read one verse of Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta with its Bengali, transliteration, word meanings, translation and study points.
Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Ādi 5.170
‘এই ত’ দ্বিতীয় সূত রোমহরষণ ।
বলদেব দেখি’ যে না কৈল প্রত্যুদ্গম’ ॥ ১৭০ ॥
‘ei ta’ dvitīya sūta romaharaṣaṇa
baladeva dekhi’ ye nā kaila pratyudgama’
“Here I find the second Romaharṣaṇa-sūta, who did not stand to show honor when he saw Lord Balarāma.”
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
The speaker calls the person before him a second Romaharṣaṇa-sūta.
Romaharṣaṇa-sūta saw Lord Balarāma.
He did not stand to show honor when he saw Him.
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:
On the Vaikuṇṭha planet in every universe is an ocean of milk, and within that ocean is an island called Śvetadvīpa, where Lord Viṣṇu lives. Therefore this chapter describes two Śvetadvīpas — one in the abode of Kṛṣṇa and the other in the ocean of milk in every universe.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Ādi 5
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How can a simple outward gesture express honor?
When greeting someone today, make a deliberate gesture of respect, such as standing to welcome them.
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