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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 1.88
প্রভু কহে, — “ইঁহো আমায় প্রয়াগে মিলিল ।
যোগ্যপাত্র জানি ইঁহায় মোর কৃপা ত’ হইল ॥ ৮৮ ॥
prabhu kahe, — “iṅho āmāya prayāge milila
yogya-pātra jāni iṅhāya mora kṛpā ta’ ha-ila
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu replied, “Rūpa Gosvāmī met Me at Prayāga. Knowing him to be a suitable person, I naturally bestowed My mercy upon him.
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Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu said that Rūpa Gosvāmī had met Him at Prayāga.
The Lord knew Rūpa Gosvāmī to be a suitable person.
He therefore naturally bestowed His mercy upon him, confirming Svarūpa Dāmodara’s explanation.
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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How does the Lord’s confirmation strengthen your appreciation of His mercy toward Rūpa Gosvāmī?
Write one sentence summarizing the Lord’s own explanation of why He bestowed mercy upon Rūpa Gosvāmī.
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