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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 5.61
আনের কি কথা, তুমি — প্রভুর উপদেষ্টা ! আমি ত’ ভিক্ষুক বিপ্র, তুমি — মোর পোষ্টা ॥ ৬১ ॥
ānera ki kathā, tumi — prabhura upadeṣṭā!
āmi ta’ bhikṣuka vipra, tumi — mora poṣṭā
“You are an instructor even for Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, what to speak of others. I am but a beggar brāhmaṇa, and you are my maintainer.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Pradyumna Miśra honors Rāmānanda Rāya as an instructor even for Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
He describes himself as “but a beggar brāhmaṇa,” expressing his humility.
Calling Rāmānanda Rāya his maintainer, he approaches him with respect and dependence.
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.
Dainya & humility · Making room for grace
The humility expressed by the author, devotees, transformed scholars, renunciants, and the Śikṣāṣṭaka. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “humility”
Śaraṇāgati · Taking shelter
Turning toward Kṛṣṇa through shelter, surrender, dependence on guru, and unconditional devotional fidelity. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “dependence”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How can you show humility toward someone from whom you receive spiritual instruction?
Offer a sincere word of thanks to someone who helps you understand topics of Kṛṣṇa.
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