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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 1.175
দবির খাসেরে রাজা পুছিল নিভৃতে ।
গোসাঞির মহিমা তেঁহো লাগিল কহিতে ॥ ১৭৫ ॥
dabira khāsere rājā puchila nibhṛte
gosāñira mahimā teṅho lāgila kahite
In private, the King inquired from Dabira Khāsa [Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī], who began to speak about the glories of the Lord.
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The king made his inquiry in private.
He questioned Dabira Khāsa, Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī.
Dabira Khāsa began to speak about the glories of the Lord.
Anticipation and hidden longing. The author previews later pastimes, including the inner Vraja mood expressed at Ratha-yātrā.
The mood of Madhya 1 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:
Because he wrote that verse, Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī was specifically blessed by the Lord. There is also a description of the many books written by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī, Śrīla Sanātana Gosvāmī and Śrīla Jīva Gosvāmī.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 1
Learn the words of the verse.
Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How willing am I to speak about the Lord’s glories when an opportunity arises?
Take a quiet moment today to speak aloud one statement about the Lord’s glories from your reading.
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