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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 5.23
সঞ্চারী, সাত্ত্বিক, স্থায়ি-ভাবের লক্ষণ ।
মুখে নেত্রে অভিনয় করে প্রকটন ॥ ২৩ ॥
sañcārī, sāttvika, sthāyi-bhāvera lakṣaṇa
mukhe netre abhinaya kare prakaṭana
He taught them how to express the symptoms of continuous, natural and transitional ecstasies with the movements of their faces, their eyes and the other parts of their bodies.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Rāmānanda Rāya taught the girls to express symptoms of continuous, natural and transitional ecstasies.
Their faces, eyes and other parts of their bodies were all involved in conveying these expressions.
This detailed instruction supported their dramatic expression of the deep meaning of his songs.
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:
Pradyumna Miśra, a resident of Śrīhaṭṭa, came to see Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu to hear from Him about Lord Kṛṣṇa and His pastimes. The Lord, however, sent him to Śrīla Rāmānanda Rāya.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.
What does the detail of this instruction reveal about the care given to the performance?
List the three kinds of ecstasy named in the verse, noticing how carefully the text distinguishes them.
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