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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 5.43
তাঁহার মনের ভাব তেঁহ জানে মাত্র ।
তাহা জানিবারে আর দ্বিতীয় নাহি পাত্র ॥ ৪৩ ॥
tāṅhāra manera bhāva teṅha jāne mātra
tāhā jānibāre āra dvitīya nāhi pātra
“He alone, and no one else, can understand the position of his mind.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Rāmānanda Rāya alone can understand the position of his mind.
Others cannot claim complete knowledge of his inner spiritual condition.
The surrounding verses describe his spiritual position and turn to śāstra for evidence about it.
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
Learn the words of the verse.
Take one thing from this verse into your day.
Am I willing to acknowledge what I cannot understand about another person’s inner spiritual life?
Pause before making one judgment about someone’s inner state today, and acknowledge the limits of what you know.
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