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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 5.93
প্রথমে নাটক তেঁহো তাঁরে শুনাইল ।
তাঁর সঙ্গে অনেক বৈষ্ণব নাটক শুনিল ॥ ৯৩ ॥
prathame nāṭaka teṅho tāṅre śunāila
tāṅra saṅge aneka vaiṣṇava nāṭaka śunila
First the brāhmaṇa induced Bhagavān Ācārya to hear the drama, and then many other devotees joined Bhagavān Ācārya in listening to it.
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The brāhmaṇa first persuaded Bhagavān Ācārya to hear his drama.
Many other devotees then joined Bhagavān Ācārya in listening.
The drama thus received a hearing among the devotees before being submitted for further review.
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:
Then Pradyumna Miśra went to see Rāmānanda Rāya again to hear about the transcendental truth from him. A brāhmaṇa from Bengal composed a drama about the activities of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and went to Jagannātha Purī to show it to the associates of the Lord.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Antya 5
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