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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Ādi 5.178
ক্রুদ্ধ হৈয়া বংশী ভাঙ্গি’ চলে রামদাস ।
তৎকালে আমার ভ্রাতার হৈল সর্বনাশ ॥ ১৭৮ ॥
kruddha haiyā vaṁśī bhāṅgi’ cale rāmadāsa
tat-kāle āmāra bhrātāra haila sarva-nāśa
Thus Śrī Rāmadāsa broke his flute in anger and went away, and at that time my brother fell down.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Śrī Rāmadāsa broke his flute in anger.
He then went away.
At that time, the author’s brother fell down.
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:
Therefore Rāmadāsa became sorry, broke his flute and went away. This was a great disaster for the brother of Kṛṣṇadāsa Kavirāja Gosvāmī.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.
What does this outcome teach me about taking disrespect seriously?
Pause today to identify any dismissive attitude you hold toward Lord Nityānanda, and consciously set it aside.
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