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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 19.25
প্রভু কহেন, — ‘আচার্য হয় পূজক প্রবল ।
আগম-শাস্ত্রের বিধি-বিধানে কুশল ॥ ২৫ ॥
prabhu kahena, — ‘ācārya haya pūjaka prabala
āgama-śāstrera vidhi-vidhāne kuśala
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu replied, “Advaita Ācārya is a great worshiper of the Lord and is very expert in the regulative principles enjoined in the Vedic literatures.
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Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu describes Advaita Ācārya as a great worshiper of the Lord.
Advaita Ācārya is very expert in the regulative principles enjoined in the Vedic literatures.
This description introduces the Lord’s explanation of how Advaita Ācārya invites the Lord and performs His worship.
Longing beyond ordinary categories. Extreme separation alternates with moments of visionary encounter.
The mood of Antya 19 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:
After one such visit, Jagadānanda Paṇḍita returned to Purī with a sonnet that Advaita Ācārya had written. When Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu read it, His ecstasy was so great that all the devotees feared that the Lord would very soon pass away.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Antya 19
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How can respect for the principles of worship shape my approach to the Lord?
Read the translation once more, noting both Advaita Ācārya’s devotion and His expertise.
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