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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 5.109
ভগবান্-আচার্য কহে, — ‘শুন একবার ।
তুমি শুনিলে ভাল-মন্দ জানিবে বিচার ।।’ ১০৯ ।। ॥ ১০৯ ॥
bhagavān-ācārya kahe, — ‘śuna eka-bāra
tumi śunile bhāla-manda jānibe vicāra’
Despite the explanation of Svarūpa Dāmodara, Bhagavān Ācārya requested, “Please hear the drama once. If you hear it, you can consider whether it is good or bad.”
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Despite Svarūpa Dāmodara’s explanation, Bhagavān Ācārya asked him to hear the drama once.
He wanted Svarūpa Dāmodara to consider whether the drama was good or bad after hearing it.
His request was for a careful hearing and judgment, not simply for praise.
Humility and discernment. The Lord directs a seeker to Rāmānanda and clarifies genuine spiritual qualification.
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From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
When Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s secretary, Svarūpa Dāmodara Gosvāmī, heard the drama, he discerned a tinge of Māyāvāda philosophy and pointed it out to the author. Although Svarūpa Dāmodara condemned the entire drama, by reference to secondary meanings of the introductory verse he nevertheless satisfied the brāhmaṇa.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Antya 5
Learn the words of the verse.
Take one thing from this verse into your day.
Am I willing to let someone carefully assess something I admire?
Today, listen fully to one passage before deciding what you think of it.
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