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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 5.68
ঘরে গিয়া মিশ্র কৈল স্নান, ভোজন ।
সন্ধ্যাকালে দেখিতে আইল প্রভুর চরণ ॥ ৬৮ ॥
ghare giyā miśra kaila snāna, bhojana
sandhyā-kāle dekhite āila prabhura caraṇa
After returning home, Pradyumna Miśra bathed and ate his meal. In the evening he came to see the lotus feet of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
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After returning home, Pradyumna Miśra bathed and ate his meal.
In the evening, he came to see the lotus feet of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
His visit became an opportunity to report what he had heard about Kṛṣṇa.
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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