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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 5.96
স্বরূপ-ঠাঞি উত্তরে যদি, লঞা তাঁর মন ।
তবে মহাপ্রভু-ঠাঞি করায় শ্রবণ ॥ ৯৬ ॥
svarūpa-ṭhāñi uttare yadi, lañā, tāṅra mana
tabe mahāprabhu-ṭhāñi karāya śravaṇa
If passed by Svarūpa Dāmodara Gosvāmī, it could be presented for Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu to hear.
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Svarūpa Dāmodara Gosvāmī’s approval was required before a composition could be presented.
Once he passed it, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu could hear it.
Simply having a composition heard by Svarūpa Dāmodara Gosvāmī was not enough; it needed his approval.
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:
When Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s secretary, Svarūpa Dāmodara Gosvāmī, heard the drama, he discerned a tinge of Māyāvāda philosophy and pointed it out to the author. Although Svarūpa Dāmodara condemned the entire drama, by reference to secondary meanings of the introductory verse he nevertheless satisfied the brāhmaṇa.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Antya 5
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