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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 5.51
রাগানুগ-মার্গে জানি রায়ের ভজন ।
সিদ্ধদেহ তুল্য, তাতে ‘প্রাকৃত’ নহে মন ॥ ৫১ ॥
rāgānuga-mārge jāni rāyera bhajana
siddha-deha-tulya, tāte ‘prākṛta’ nahe mana
“Śrīla Rāmānanda Rāya is situated on the path of spontaneous love of Godhead. Therefore he is in his spiritual body, and his mind is not materially affected.
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Śrīla Rāmānanda Rāya is situated on the path of spontaneous love of Godhead.
Because of this spiritual position, he is in his spiritual body.
His mind is not materially affected. The verse connects his freedom from material influence with his spontaneous love of Godhead.
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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The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.
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In this verse: “love of godhead”
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How does Rāmānanda Rāya’s freedom from material influence help me appreciate his spiritual position?
Write one sentence summarizing the connection this verse makes between spontaneous love, a spiritual body, and an unaffected mind.
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