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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 1.183
রায় কহে, — “কোন্ অঙ্গে পাত্রের প্রবেশ ?” তবে রূপ-গোসাঞি কহে তাহার বিশেষ ॥ ১৮৩ ॥
rāya kahe, — “kon aṅge pātrera praveśa?”
tabe rūpa-gosāñi kahe tāhāra viśeṣa
Rāmānanda Rāya inquired, “By which subdivision of style do the players enter?” Rūpa Gosvāmī then began to speak specifically about this subject.
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Rāmānanda Rāya asks which subdivision of dramatic style governs the players’ entrance.
His question turns attention to a specific feature of the drama.
Rūpa Gosvāmī responds by beginning a detailed explanation of that subject.
Recognition and encouragement. Rūpa’s devotional insight receives the Lord’s approval; even a dog receives mercy.
The mood of Antya 1 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:
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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What specific question would help me understand this discussion more clearly?
Write down one question about the players’ entrance, then read the following explanation carefully.
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