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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 5.53
মোর নাম লইহ, — ‘তেহো পাঠাইলা মোরে ।
তোমার স্থানে কৃষ্ণকথা শুনিবার তরে ।।’ ৫৩ ।। ॥ ৫৩ ॥
mora nāma la-iha, — ‘teho pāṭhāilā more
tomāra sthāne kṛṣṇa-kathā śunibāra tare’
“You can mention My name before him, saying, ‘He has sent me to hear about Lord Kṛṣṇa from you.’
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu tells Pradyumna Miśra that he may mention His name before Rāmānanda Rāya.
He gives him a clear message: he has been sent to hear about Lord Kṛṣṇa.
The purpose of the visit is hearing, and Pradyumna Miśra is directed to make that purpose known.
Humility and discernment. The Lord directs a seeker to Rāmānanda and clarifies genuine spiritual qualification.
The mood of Antya 5 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas
From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
Pradyumna Miśra, a resident of Śrīhaṭṭa, came to see Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu to hear from Him about Lord Kṛṣṇa and His pastimes. The Lord, however, sent him to Śrīla Rāmānanda Rāya.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.
How clearly do I express my wish to hear about Lord Kṛṣṇa?
Write one simple sentence asking someone to share a topic about Lord Kṛṣṇa with you.
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