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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 1.74
যোগ্য পাত্র হয় গূঢ়রস-বিবেচনে ।
তুমিও কহিও তারে গূঢ়রসাখ্যানে ॥ ৭৪ ॥
yogya pātra haya gūḍha-rasa-vivecane
tumio kahio tāre gūḍha-rasākhyāne
“I accept Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī as quite fit to understand the confidential mellows of devotional service, and I recommend that you explain devotional service to him further.”
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The Lord accepted Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī as quite fit to understand the confidential mellows of devotional service.
He recommended that devotional service be explained to Rūpa Gosvāmī further.
Being accepted as fit to understand did not end Rūpa Gosvāmī’s learning; the Lord recommended further instruction.
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:
There is also a description of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s ecstasy that occurred when He recited the verse beginning yaḥ kaumāra-haraḥ, as well as a description of how that ecstasy was explained in the verse beginning priyaḥ so ’yaṁ kṛṣṇaḥ, by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī. Because he wrote that verse, Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī was specifically blessed by the Lord.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 1
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The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.
Bhāva & rasa · The language of sacred feeling
Transcendental devotional moods and relationships, discussed explicitly in Rāmānanda’s dialogue and the teachings on prema. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “mellows”
Sevā · Love translated into service
Devotional service expressed through cleansing, caring, teaching, honoring others, and living as Kṛṣṇa’s servant. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “service”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
Am I willing to receive further instruction even when I already understand something?
Reread this translation and write one question about devotional service that you would like explained further.
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