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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 1.43
স্বপ্ন দেখি’ রূপ-গোসাঞি করিলা বিচার ।
সত্যভামার আজ্ঞা — পৃথক্ নাটক করিবার ॥ ৪৩ ॥
svapna dekhi’ rūpa-gosāñi karilā vicāra
satyabhāmāra ājñā — pṛthak nāṭaka karibāra
After having that dream, Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī considered, “It is the order of Satyabhāmā that I write a separate drama for her.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
After the dream, Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī carefully considers what he has heard.
He understands Satyabhāmā’s words as an order to write a separate drama for her.
His reflection turns toward what he must do in response to that instruction.
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:
Meanwhile, Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī reached Bengal, after returning from Vṛndāvana. Although he could not follow the Bengali devotees, after some time he also came to Jagannātha Purī, where he stayed with Haridāsa Ṭhākura.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Antya 1
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