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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 5.34
তবে মিশ্র রামানন্দের বৃত্তান্ত কহিলা ।
শুনি’ মহাপ্রভু তবে কহিতে লাগিলা ॥ ৩৪ ॥
tabe miśra rāmānandera vṛttānta kahilā
śuni’ mahāprabhu tabe kahite lāgilā
Pradyumna Miśra thereupon described the activities of Śrī Rāmānanda Rāya. After hearing about these activities, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu began to speak.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Pradyumna Miśra described the activities of Śrī Rāmānanda Rāya to Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
The Lord heard his account before beginning to speak.
The explanation that follows draws attention to Rāmānanda Rāya’s uncommon steadiness of mind.
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
Learn the words of the verse.
Take one thing from this verse into your day.
Am I willing to listen to an explanation when someone’s activities puzzle me?
Read the Lord’s explanation in this batch before forming a conclusion about Rāmānanda Rāya’s activities.
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