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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 12.44
রাজমন্ত্রী রামানন্দ — ব্যবহারে নিপুণ ।
রাজপ্রীতি কহি’ দ্রবাইল প্ৰভুর মন ॥ ৪৪ ॥
rāja-mantrī rāmānanda — vyavahāre nipuṇa
rāja-prīti kahi’ dravāila prabhura mana
Śrī Rāmānanda Rāya was indeed a diplomatic minister for the King. His general behavior was very expert, and simply by describing the King’s love for Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, he gradually softened the Lord’s mind.
Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.ioThree study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Some great devotees were government officers with backgrounds of very opulent householder life. They knew how to deal with people.
Rāmānanda Rāya expertly described the King’s love for Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and gradually softened the Lord’s mind, although the Lord had decided not to meet the King.
Rāmānanda Rāya’s diplomacy and the devotees’ entreaties succeeded. Diplomacy used for the service of the Lord is a form of devotional service.
Śrīla Prabhupāda's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.
Purification through joyful service. Collective cleansing becomes a visible devotional act before Ratha-yātrā.
The mood of Madhya 12 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 next day, when Rāmānanda Rāya again entreated Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu to see the King, the Lord, denying the request, asked Rāmānanda Rāya to bring the King’s son before Him. The prince visited the Lord dressed like a Vaiṣṇava, and this awakened remembrance of Kṛṣṇa.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 12
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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: “love”
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.
How could my ability to deal thoughtfully with people be used in the Lord’s service?
Use one thoughtful, tactful conversation today to help with a task in the Lord’s service.
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