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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 10.59
দিন-পাঁচ-সাত ভিতরে আসিবে রামানন্দ ।
তাঁর সঙ্গে পূর্ণ হবে আমার আনন্দ ॥ ৫৯ ॥
dina-pāṅca-sāta bhitare āsibe rāmānanda
tāṅra saṅge pūrṇa habe āmāra ānanda
“Śrī Rāmānanda Rāya is coming within five to seven days. As soon as he arrives, My desires will be fulfilled. I take great pleasure in his company.”
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Śrī Rāmānanda Rāya is expected to arrive within five to seven days.
The Lord says that his arrival will fulfill His desires.
The Lord takes great pleasure in Śrī Rāmānanda Rāya’s company.
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:
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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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What does the Lord’s anticipation reveal about His affection for Śrī Rāmānanda Rāya?
Reread the words “I take great pleasure in his company,” and pause to reflect on the affection they express.
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