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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 5.24
ভাবপ্রকটন-লাস্য রায় যে শিখায় ।
জগন্নাথের আগে দুঁহে প্রকট দেখায় ॥ ২৪ ॥
bhāva-prakaṭana-lāsya rāya ye śikhāya
jagannāthera āge duṅhe prakaṭa dekhāya
Through the feminine poses and dances they were taught by Rāmānanda Rāya, the two girls precisely exhibited all these expressions of ecstasy before Lord Jagannātha.
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Rāmānanda Rāya taught the two girls feminine poses and dances.
Through this training, they precisely exhibited all the expressions of ecstasy described in the preceding verse.
They presented these expressions before Lord Jagannātha, bringing their careful training into the performance.
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:
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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