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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 11.17
রায়-সঙ্গে প্রভুর দেখি’ স্নেহ-ব্যবহার ।
সর্ব ভক্তগণের মনে হৈল চমৎকার ॥ ১৭ ॥
rāya-saṅge prabhura dekhi’ sneha-vyavahāra
sarva bhakta-gaṇera mane haila camatkāra
Seeing Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s intimate dealings with Śrī Rāmānanda Rāya, all the devotees there were astonished.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu dealt intimately with Śrī Rāmānanda Rāya.
The devotees present witnessed these intimate dealings.
All the devotees there were astonished by what they saw.
Communal anticipation. Arriving devotees, kīrtana, and longing to meet the Lord converge.
The mood of Madhya 11 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 Śrī Rāmānanda Rāya returned from his governmental post, and he praised King Pratāparudra highly in Lord Caitanya’s presence. Because of this, the Lord became a little soft.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 11
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What inspires wonder in you about the Lord’s intimate dealings with His devotee?
Read the translation slowly and pause to reflect on the devotees’ astonishment.
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