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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 1.106
সার্বভৌম-রামানন্দে পরীক্ষা করিতে ।
শ্রীরূপের গুণ দুঁহারে লাগিলা কহিতে ॥ ১০৬ ॥
sārvabhauma-rāmānande parīkṣā karite
śrī-rūpera guṇa duṅhāre lāgilā kahite
Just to examine Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya and Rāmānanda Rāya, the Lord began to praise the transcendental qualities of Śrī Rūpa Gosvāmī before them.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
The Lord praised the transcendental qualities of Śrī Rūpa Gosvāmī.
He spoke this praise before Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya and Rāmānanda Rāya.
His purpose was to examine them. The verse does not describe their response.
Recognition and encouragement. Rūpa’s devotional insight receives the Lord’s approval; even a dog receives mercy.
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From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
One day Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, Rāmānanda Rāya, Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya and others went to the place of Haridāsa Ṭhākura and heard some of the verses Rūpa Gosvāmī had composed for his books Lalita-mādhava and Vidagdha-mādhava. After examining the manuscripts of these two books, Rāmānanda Rāya approved and appreciated them very much.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Antya 1
Learn the words of the verse.
Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How do you respond when you hear another devotee’s qualities praised?
When someone praises a devotee today, listen carefully and notice your own response.
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