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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 5.77
প্রভু কহে, — “রামানন্দ বিনয়ের খনি ।
আপনার কথা পরমুণ্ডে দেন আনি’ ॥ ৭৭ ॥
prabhu kahe, — “rāmānanda vinayera khani
āpanāra kathā para-muṇḍe dena āni’
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu said, “Rāmānanda Rāya is a mine of great humility. Therefore he has attributed his own words to another’s intelligence.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu describes Rāmānanda Rāya as a mine of great humility.
Rāmānanda Rāya attributes his own words to another’s intelligence rather than claiming the credit.
In the neighbouring verse, this reluctance to praise oneself is described as a natural characteristic of advanced devotional service.
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:
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”
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”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
When I receive praise, do I remember the help I have received from others?
Today, sincerely acknowledge one person whose guidance has helped you.
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