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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 1.96
‘ক্যা পুঁথি লিখ?’ বলি’ একপত্র নিলা ।
অক্ষর দেখিয়া প্রভু মনে সুখী হৈলা ॥ ৯৬ ॥
‘kyā puṅthi likha?’ bali’ eka-patra nilā
akṣara dekhiyā prabhu mane sukhī hailā
The Lord inquired, “What kind of book are you writing?” He held up a palm leaf that was a page of the manuscript, and when He saw the fine handwriting, His mind was very pleased.
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Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu asked Rūpa Gosvāmī what kind of book he was writing.
The Lord held up a palm leaf that formed a page of the manuscript.
Seeing the fine handwriting, the Lord’s mind was very pleased.
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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