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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 5.40
তবু নির্বিকার রায়-রামানন্দের মন ।
নানাভাবোদ্গার তারে করায় শিক্ষণ ॥ ৪০ ॥
tabu nirvikāra rāya-rāmānandera mana
nānā-bhāvodgāra tāre karāya śikṣaṇa
“Nevertheless, the mind of Śrī Rāmānanda Rāya never changes, although he teaches the girls how to physically express all the transformations of ecstasy.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Śrī Rāmānanda Rāya teaches the girls how to physically express all the transformations of ecstasy.
Although this teaching involves the bodily contact described earlier, his mind never changes.
The word “nevertheless” marks the contrast between his activities and his undisturbed 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
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What stands out to me in the contrast between outward expressions of ecstasy and Rāmānanda Rāya’s steady mind?
Reread this verse and briefly note the contrast between what Rāmānanda Rāya teaches and how his own mind remains.
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