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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 1.123
রায় কহে, — “কোন্ গ্রন্থ কর হেন জানি ? যাহার ভিতরে এই সিদ্ধান্তের খনি ?” ১২৩ ।। ॥ ১২৩ ॥
rāya kahe, — “kon grantha kara hena jāni?
yāhāra bhitare ei siddhāntera khani?”
Rāmānanda Rāya inquired, “What kind of drama are you writing? We can understand that it is a mine of conclusive statements.”
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Rāmānanda Rāya asks what kind of drama is being written. His inquiry shows interest in understanding the work.
He describes the drama as a “mine of conclusive statements.” He recognizes a wealth of teachings within it.
The following explanation identifies its subject as the pastimes of Lord Kṛṣṇa. The drama presents these pastimes together with conclusive teachings.
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
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Reread this translation and write down one thing Rāmānanda Rāya appreciates about the drama.
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