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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 11.26
প্রভু কহে, — তুমি কৃষ্ণ-ভকতপ্রধান ।
তোমাকে যে প্রীতি করে, সেই ভাগ্যবান্ ॥ ২৬ ॥
prabhu kahe, — tumi kṛṣṇa-bhakata-pradhāna
tomāke ye prīti kare, sei bhāgyavān
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu then said, “My dear Rāmānanda Rāya, you are the foremost of all the devotees of Kṛṣṇa; therefore whoever loves you is certainly a very fortunate person.
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Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu addresses Rāmānanda Rāya affectionately.
He calls Rāmānanda Rāya the foremost of all the devotees of Kṛṣṇa.
He declares that whoever loves Rāmānanda Rāya is certainly very fortunate.
Communal anticipation. Arriving devotees, kīrtana, and longing to meet the Lord converge.
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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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The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.
Prema · Love of Godhead
The culminating devotional purpose that unites the narration: bestowed, cultivated, taught, celebrated, and tasted. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “loves”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
Do I recognize love for Kṛṣṇa’s devotees as a form of good fortune?
Express sincere appreciation to a devotee of Kṛṣṇa today.
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