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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 13.91
পথে তারে মিলিলা বিশ্বাস-রামদাস ।
বিশ্বাসখানার কায়স্থ তেঁহো রাজার বিশ্বাস ॥ ৯১ ॥
pathe tāre mililā viśvāsa-rāmadāsa
viśvāsa-khānāra kāyastha teṅho rājāra viśvāsa
In Bengal he met Rāmadāsa Viśvāsa, who belonged to the kāyastha caste. He was one of the king’s secretaries.
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In Bengal, Raghunātha Bhaṭṭa met Rāmadāsa Viśvāsa, one of the king’s secretaries.
The words viśvāsa-khānāra kāyastha indicate a secretary or clerk belonging to the kāyastha caste.
Kāyasthas usually served as secretaries to kings, governors or other important persons. The purport says that anyone working in the government secretariat at that time was said to be a kāyastha.
Śrīla Prabhupāda's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.
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.
Sevā · Love translated into service
Devotional service expressed through cleansing, caring, teaching, honoring others, and living as Kṛṣṇa’s servant. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “served”
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How does knowing Rāmadāsa Viśvāsa’s occupation help you understand his introduction?
Write one short note explaining the term kāyastha as it is used here.
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