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Read one verse of Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta with its Bengali, transliteration, word meanings, translation and study points.
Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 1.203
রায় কহে, — “ঈশ্বর তুমি যে চাহ করিতে ।
কাষ্ঠের পুতলী তুমি পার নাচাইতে ॥ ২০৩ ॥
rāya kahe, — “īśvara tumi ye cāha karite
kāṣṭhera putalī tumi pāra nācāite
Śrīla Rāmānanda Rāya replied to Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, “My Lord, You are the Supreme Personality of Godhead. If You like, You can cause even a wooden doll to dance.
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Śrīla Rāmānanda Rāya addresses Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu as the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
He says that the Lord can make even a wooden doll dance if He wishes.
This comparison places the power in the Lord’s will, rather than in the abilities of the person He empowers.
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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How can remembering the Lord’s power help me depend less on my own ability?
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