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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 5.55
রায় পাশ গেল, রায় প্রণতি করিল ।
‘আজ্ঞা কর, যে লাগি’ আগমন হৈল’ ॥ ৫৫ ॥
rāya-pāśa gela, rāya praṇati karila
‘ājñā kara, ye lāgi’ āgamana haila’
Pradyumna Miśra went to Rāmānanda Rāya, who offered him respectful obeisances and said, “Please order me. For what purpose have you come?”
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Pradyumna Miśra goes to Rāmānanda Rāya as instructed.
Rāmānanda Rāya welcomes him by offering respectful obeisances.
By saying, “Please order me,” and asking why he has come, Rāmānanda Rāya shows his readiness to serve.
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.
Sevā · Love translated into service
Devotional service expressed through cleansing, caring, teaching, honoring others, and living as Kṛṣṇa’s servant. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “offered”, “serve”
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How can I receive someone with greater respect and readiness to help?
Welcome someone respectfully today and ask how you can help.
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