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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 5.98
অতএব প্রভু কিছু আগে নাহি শুনে ।
এই মর্যাদা প্রভু করিয়াছে নিয়মে ॥ ৯৮ ॥
ataeva prabhu kichu āge nāhi śune
ei maryādā prabhu kariyāche niyame
Therefore Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu would not hear anything before Svarūpa Dāmodara heard it first. The Lord made this etiquette a regulative principle.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu would not hear a composition before Svarūpa Dāmodara had heard it.
This arrangement guarded against expressions contrary to the principles of bhakti.
The Lord made this etiquette a regulative principle, not merely an occasional precaution.
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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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What helps me treat careful devotional hearing as a steady practice?
Before hearing a new devotional composition today, take a moment to seek guidance about its content.
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