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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 19.116
রামানন্দ-পাশে যত সিদ্ধান্ত শুনিলা ।
রূপে কৃপা করি’ তাহা সব সঞ্চারিলা ॥ ১১৬ ॥
rāmānanda-pāśe yata siddhānta śunilā
rūpe kṛpā kari’ tāhā saba sañcārilā
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu taught Rūpa Gosvāmī all the conclusions He had heard from Rāmānanda Rāya and duly empowered him so that he could understand them.
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Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu had heard conclusions from Rāmānanda Rāya.
He taught all those conclusions to Rūpa Gosvāmī.
The Lord also empowered Rūpa Gosvāmī so that he could understand them.
Empowerment and hope. The seed of bhakti is received, planted, and watered; intimate realization becomes transmissible.
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From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
When Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu started for Vṛndāvana through the forest of Jhārikhaṇḍa, Rūpa Gosvāmī left home and sent news to Sanātana that he was leaving with his younger brother (Anupama Mallika) to meet Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu. Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī finally reached Prayāga and met with Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu for ten successive days.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 19
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