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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 1.113
স্বরূপ-গোসাঞি তবে সেই শ্লোক পড়িল ।
শুনি’ সবাকার চিত্তে চমৎকার হৈল ॥ ১১৩ ॥
svarūpa-gosāñi tabe sei śloka paḍila
śuni’ sabākāra citte camatkāra haila
Then Svarūpa Dāmodara Gosvāmī recited the verse, and when all the devotees heard it, their minds were struck with wonder.
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After Rūpa Gosvāmī remained silent, Svarūpa Dāmodara Gosvāmī recited the verse.
All the devotees heard the recitation.
Their minds were struck with wonder upon hearing it.
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:
Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī composed an important verse beginning with the words priyaḥ so ’yam, and Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu relished it very much. 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.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Antya 1
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Read the following verse aloud slowly, then pause to consider what filled the devotees with wonder.
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