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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 5.8
ভাগ্যে তোমার কৃষ্ণকথা শুনিতে হয় মন ।
রামানন্দ-পাশ যাই’ করহ শ্রবণ ॥ ৮ ॥
bhāgye tomāra kṛṣṇa-kathā śunite haya mana
rāmānanda-pāśa yāi’ karaha śravaṇa
“It is your good fortune that you are inclined to hear topics regarding Kṛṣṇa. The best course for you would be to go to Rāmānanda Rāya and hear these topics from him.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu calls the inclination to hear about Kṛṣṇa good fortune.
He tells Pradyumna Miśra that the best course is to go to Rāmānanda Rāya.
The purpose of going is to hear topics regarding Kṛṣṇa from him.
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.
Do I value my inclination to hear about Kṛṣṇa enough to act on it?
Choose a specific time today to hear about Kṛṣṇa, and keep that appointment.
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