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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 10.52
রামানন্দ-হেন রত্ন যাঁহার তনয় ।
তাঁহার মহিমা লোকে কহন না যায় ॥ ৫২ ॥
rāmānanda-hena ratna yāṅhāra tanaya
tāṅhāra mahimā loke kahana nā yāya
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu honored Bhavānanda Rāya by saying, “The glories of a person who has a jewel of a son like Rāmānanda Rāya cannot be described within this mortal world.
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Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu honored Bhavānanda Rāya with His words.
He described Rāmānanda Rāya as a jewel of a son.
He said that the glories of a person with such a son could not be described within this mortal world.
Relief and affectionate reunion. Devotees gather as the Lord returns; separation is temporarily relieved.
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From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
The father of Rāmānanda Rāya, Bhavānanda Rāya, offered another son named Vāṇīnātha Paṭṭanāyaka for the Lord’s service. Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu informed His associates about the pollution of Kṛṣṇadāsa brought about by his association with the Bhaṭṭathāris, and thus the Lord proposed to give him leave.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.
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Transcendental devotional moods and relationships, discussed explicitly in Rāmānanda’s dialogue and the teachings on prema. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “bhavānanda”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What does calling Rāmānanda Rāya a jewel reveal about Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu's regard for him?
Reread the praise slowly, noting how it honors both Rāmānanda Rāya and his father.
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