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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 10.113
ভক্তিসিদ্ধান্ত-বিরুদ্ধ, আর রসাভাস ।
শুনিতে না হয় প্রভুর চিত্তের উল্লাস ॥ ১১৩ ॥
bhakti-siddhānta-viruddha, āra rasābhāsa
śunite nā haya prabhura cittera ullāsa
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu was never pleased to hear books or verses opposed to the conclusive statements of devotional service. The Lord did not like hearing rasābhāsa, the overlapping of transcendental mellows.
Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.ioThree study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu was not pleased to hear writings opposed to the conclusions of devotional service. Bhakti-siddhānta-viruddha opposes acintya-bhedābheda, simultaneous oneness and difference.
Rasābhāsa may appear to be a transcendental mellow but actually is not. Pure Vaiṣṇavas should avoid both rasābhāsa and conclusions opposed to devotional service.
These misconceptions can lead one away from devotional service and toward material activities. Avoiding them helps a devotee remain pure and free from falldowns.
Śrīla Prabhupāda's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.
Relief and affectionate reunion. Devotees gather as the Lord returns; separation is temporarily relieved.
The mood of Madhya 10 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:
At this time Paramānanda Purī was at Navadvīpa, and immediately upon hearing news of the Lord’s return, he started for Jagannātha Purī accompanied by a brāhmaṇa named Kamalākānta. Puruṣottama Bhaṭṭācārya, a resident of Navadvīpa, was educated at Vārāṇasī.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 10
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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”, “rasābhāsa”, “mellow”
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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