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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 5.16
তবে প্রদ্যুম্ন-মিশ্র তাহাঁ রহিল বসিয়া ।
রামানন্দ নিভৃতে সেই দুই-জন লঞা ॥ ১৬ ॥
tabe pradyumna-miśra tāhāṅ rahila vasiyā
rāmānanda nibhṛte sei dui-jana lañā
While Pradyumna Miśra remained seated there, Rāmānanda Rāya took the two girls to a solitary place.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Pradyumna Miśra remains seated at Rāmānanda Rāya’s home.
Meanwhile, Rāmānanda Rāya takes the two girls to a solitary place.
The preceding description gives the context: he is personally training them for a drama meant to please Lord Jagannātha.
Humility and discernment. The Lord directs a seeker to Rāmānanda and clarifies genuine spiritual qualification.
The mood of Antya 5 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:
Śrīla Rāmānanda Rāya was training the deva-dāsī dancing girls in the temple, and when Pradyumna Miśra heard about this, he returned to Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu. The Lord, however, elaborately described the character of Śrīla Rāmānanda Rāya.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Antya 5
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
Can you allow someone time to complete their service while you wait?
When someone is occupied with a task today, give them a few moments to finish before seeking their attention.
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