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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 5.44
কিন্তু শাস্ত্রদৃষ্ট্যে এক করি অনুমান ।
শ্রীভাগবত-শাস্ত্র — তাহাতে প্রমাণ ॥ ৪৪ ॥
kintu śāstra-dṛṣṭye eka kari anumāna
śrī-bhāgavata-śāstra — tāhāte pramāṇa
“But I can make a guess in terms of directions from the śāstra. The Vedic scripture Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam gives the direct evidence in this matter.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
An understanding of Rāmānanda Rāya’s position can be approached through the directions of śāstra.
Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam gives direct evidence in this matter.
The stated approach is a careful inference guided by scripture, rather than a claim to know his mind directly.
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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