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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 5.71
রামানন্দ রায়-কথা কহিলে না হয় ।
‘মনুষ্য’ নহে রায়, কৃষ্ণভক্তিরসময় ॥ ৭১ ॥
rāmānanda rāya-kathā kahile nā haya
‘manuṣya’ nahe rāya, kṛṣṇa-bhakti-rasa-maya
“I cannot properly describe the discourses of Rāmānanda Rāya, for he is not an ordinary human being. He is fully absorbed in the devotional service of the Lord.
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Pradyumna Miśra recognized that Rāmānanda Rāya was not an ordinary human being. He was fully absorbed in the devotional service of the Lord.
The purport forbids considering the guru, or spiritual master, an ordinary human being. A spiritually advanced person authorized to act as spiritual master speaks as the Supreme Personality of Godhead dictates from within.
The words of a pure devotee or spiritual master in the paramparā system should be accepted as directly spoken by the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
Śrīla Prabhupāda's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.
Humility and discernment. The Lord directs a seeker to Rāmānanda and clarifies genuine spiritual qualification.
The mood of Antya 5 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas
From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
The Lord, however, elaborately described the character of Śrīla Rāmānanda Rāya. Then Pradyumna Miśra went to see Rāmānanda Rāya again to hear about the transcendental truth from him.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: “service”
Sādhu-saṅga · Love grows through association
Spiritual association shapes the movement, empowers disciples, and reveals truths through loving conversations. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “pure devotee”
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How does this teaching shape the respect with which you receive the authorized spiritual master’s words?
Reread one sentence of this purport slowly, giving it your full and respectful attention.
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