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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 5.7
প্রভু কহেন, — “কৃষ্ণকথা আমি নাহি জানি ।
সবে রামানন্দ জানে, তাঁর মুখে শুনি ॥ ৭ ॥
prabhu kahena, — “kṛṣṇa-kathā āmi nāhi jāni
sabe rāmānanda jāne, tāṅra mukhe śuni
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu replied, “I do not know about topics concerning Lord Kṛṣṇa. I think that only Rāmānanda Rāya knows, for I hear these topics from him.
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Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu replies that He does not know topics concerning Lord Kṛṣṇa.
He gives the credit to Rāmānanda Rāya, saying that He thinks only Rāmānanda Rāya knows these topics.
The Lord says that He Himself hears these topics from Rāmānanda Rāya.
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:
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.
Am I willing to hear from others rather than present myself as knowledgeable?
During one conversation today, listen carefully without trying to display what you know.
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