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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 5.73
মোর মুখে কথা কহেন আপনে গৌরচন্দ্র ।
যৈছে কহায়, তৈছে কহি, — যেন বীণাযন্ত্র ॥ ৭৩ ॥
mora mukhe kathā kahena āpane gauracandra
yaiche kahāya, taiche kahi, — yena vīṇā-yantra
“ ‘Whatever I speak is personally spoken by Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu. Like a stringed instrument, I vibrate whatever He causes me to speak.
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Rāmānanda Rāya said that whatever he spoke was personally spoken by Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
He compared himself to a stringed instrument.
Just as an instrument vibrates when played, he spoke whatever the Lord caused him to speak.
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:
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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What does Rāmānanda Rāya’s image of a stringed instrument teach you about humility?
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