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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 5.39
স্নানাদি করায়, পরায় বাস-বিভূষণ ।
গুহ্য অঙ্গের হয় তাহা দর্শন-স্পর্শন ॥ ৩৯ ॥
snānādi karāya, parāya vāsa-vibhūṣaṇa
guhya aṅgera haya tāhā darśana-sparśana
“He personally bathes and dresses them and decorates them with ornaments. In this way, he naturally sees and touches the private parts of their bodies.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Rāmānanda Rāya personally bathes and dresses the dancing girls.
He decorates them with ornaments, and in this work naturally sees and touches their private parts.
The following verses explain that his mind never changes despite this contact. This steadiness is what the Lord calls wonderful.
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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Write one sentence connecting the personal care described here with the steadiness described in the following verses.
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