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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 5.25
তবে সেই দুইজনে প্রসাদ খাওয়াইলা ।
নিভৃতে দুঁহারে নিজ-ঘরে পাঠাইলা ॥ ২৫ ॥
tabe sei dui-jane prasāda khāoyāilā
nibhṛte duṅhāre nija-ghare pāṭhāilā
Then Rāmānanda Rāya fed the two girls sumptuous prasādam and sent them to their homes unexposed.
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Rāmānanda Rāya fed the two girls sumptuous prasādam.
He then sent them to their homes unexposed.
His daily training of the girls was accompanied by care for their meals and departure.
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:
The Lord, however, sent him to Śrīla Rāmānanda Rāya. 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.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Antya 5
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