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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Ādi 5.174
ইহা জানি’ রামদাসের দুঃখ হইল মনে ।
তবে ত’ ভ্রাতারে আমি করিনু ভর্ৎসনে ॥ ১৭৪ ॥
ihā jāni’ rāmadāsera duḥkha ha-ila mane
tabe ta’ bhrātāre āmi karinu bhartsane
Knowing this, Śrī Rāmadāsa felt unhappy in his mind. I then rebuked my brother.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Śrī Rāmadāsa knew of the brother’s unequal faith.
Knowing this, he felt unhappy in his mind.
The author then rebuked his brother rather than leaving the matter unaddressed.
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
Learn the words of the verse.
Take one thing from this verse into your day.
Am I willing to receive correction about my devotional attitudes?
Recall one correction you have received about your devotional attitude, and consider it without immediately defending yourself.
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