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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 13.109
রামদাস যদি প্রথম প্রভুরে মিলিলা ।
মহাপ্রভু অধিক তাঁরে কৃপা না করিলা ॥ ১০৯ ॥
rāmadāsa yadi prathama prabhure mililā
mahāprabhu adhika tāṅre kṛpā nā karilā
When Rāmadāsa Viśvāsa met Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, the Lord did not show him any special mercy, although this was their first meeting.
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Rāmadāsa Viśvāsa met Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu for the first time.
Although this was their first meeting, the Lord did not show him any special mercy.
The following verse explains that the Lord knew Rāmadāsa Viśvāsa’s inner desire and pride in learning.
Concern and affectionate restraint. Devotees seek to care for the Lord while He maintains His renounced practice.
The mood of Antya 13 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:
When Raghunātha Bhaṭṭa Gosvāmī left Vārāṇasī on his way to Jagannātha Purī after completing his education, he met Rāmadāsa Viśvāsa Paṇḍita. Viśvāsa Paṇḍita was very proud of his education, and being an impersonalist, he was not well received by Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Antya 13
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The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.
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In this verse: “mercy”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
Am I more concerned with receiving special recognition or examining my own motives?
Before one act of service today, pause to notice whether you are seeking special recognition.
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