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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 10.114
অতএব স্বরূপ আগে করে পরীক্ষণ ।
শুদ্ধ হয় যদি, প্রভুরে করা’ন শ্রবণ ॥ ১১৪ ॥
ataeva svarūpa āge kare parīkṣaṇa
śuddha haya yadi, prabhure karā’na śravaṇa
It was the practice of Svarūpa Dāmodara Gosvāmī to examine all literatures to find out whether their conclusions were correct. Only then would he allow them to be heard by Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.ioThree study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Svarūpa Dāmodara Gosvāmī examined the conclusions of all literatures before allowing Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu to hear them.
Anything that impedes devotional service should be understood to be impure. Pure devotees do not accept impure principles.
Followers of rasābhāsa may be admired by ordinary people, but popularity does not make their principles pure. Svarūpa Dāmodara Gosvāmī did not approve such followers as Gauḍīya Vaiṣṇavas.
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:
He accepted the renounced order from Caitanyānanda, but he took the name of Svarūpa. Thus he arrived at the lotus feet of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 10
Learn the words of the verse.
The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.
Kīrtana community · A movement of shared hearts
Devotional community as a living network of branches, service, festivals, care, and collective chanting. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “followers”
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: “rasābhāsa”
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.
Do I judge a teaching by its popularity or by whether it supports devotional service?
Before accepting or sharing one devotional passage today, pause to examine whether it supports or impedes devotional service.
Study points are short summaries, not the translation. Confirm them in the original text and purport on Vedabase.
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