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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 5.80
‘গৃহস্থ’ হঞা নহে রায় ষড়্বর্গের বশে ।
‘বিষয়ী’ হঞা সন্ন্যাসীরে উপদেশে ॥ ৮০ ॥
‘gṛhastha’ hañā nahe rāya ṣaḍ-vargera vaśe
‘viṣayī’ hañā sannyāsīre upadeśe
Although Rāmānanda Rāya was a householder, he was not under the control of the six kinds of bodily changes. Although apparently a pounds-and-shillings man, he advised even persons in the renounced order.
Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.ioThree study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Rāmānanda Rāya outwardly appeared to be an ordinary householder concerned with money. Yet a transcendentally situated Vaiṣṇava is not under the control of the senses, even while playing the part of a householder.
He was always absorbed in Lord Kṛṣṇa’s transcendental pastimes. His mind was spiritually situated, and he was interested only in the subject of Kṛṣṇa.
He was already spiritually situated in renounced life and could advise even those in the renounced order. His spiritual potency could elevate a person from a material to a spiritual position.
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
Learn the words of the verse.
Take one thing from this verse into your day.
Do I judge spiritual standing by outward circumstances rather than absorption in Kṛṣṇa?
Set aside five minutes amid your daily responsibilities to read about Kṛṣṇa with focused attention.
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