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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 1.130
প্রভু কহে, — “কহ, কেনে কর সঙ্কোচ-লাজে ? গ্রন্থের ফল শুনাইবা বৈষ্ণব-সমাজে ?” ১৩০ ।। ॥ ১৩০ ॥
prabhu kahe, — “kaha, kene kara saṅkoca-lāje?
granthera phala śunāibā vaiṣṇava-samāje?”
The Lord, however, encouraged Rūpa Gosvāmī, saying, “Why are you embarrassed? You should recite it so the devotees can hear the good fruit of your writing.”
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Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu encourages Rūpa Gosvāmī rather than letting his embarrassment end the recitation.
The Lord asks, “Why are you embarrassed?” He directly invites Rūpa Gosvāmī to continue.
The Lord wants the devotees to hear the good fruit of Rūpa Gosvāmī’s writing. His encouragement draws attention to what they can receive by hearing.
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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