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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 5.57
শুনি’ রামানন্দ রায় হৈলা প্রেমাবেশে ।
কহিতে লাগিলা কিছু মনের হরিষে ॥ ৫৭ ॥
śuni’ rāmānanda rāya hailā premāveśe
kahite lāgilā kichu manera hariṣe
Hearing this, Rāmānanda Rāya became absorbed in ecstatic love and began to speak with great transcendental pleasure.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Rāmānanda Rāya hears that Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu has sent Pradyumna Miśra to hear about Lord Kṛṣṇa.
On hearing this, he becomes absorbed in ecstatic love.
He begins to speak with great transcendental pleasure.
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:
Then Pradyumna Miśra went to see Rāmānanda Rāya again to hear about the transcendental truth from him. A brāhmaṇa from Bengal composed a drama about the activities of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and went to Jagannātha Purī to show it to the associates of the Lord.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: “ecstatic love”
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What does Rāmānanda Rāya's response show me about the joy of speaking about Kṛṣṇa?
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