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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 19.48
শ্রীরূপে দেখিয়া প্রভুর প্রসন্ন হৈল মন ।
‘উঠ, উঠ, রূপ, আইস’, বলিলা বচন ॥ ৪৮ ॥
śrī-rūpe dekhiyā prabhura prasanna haila mana
‘uṭha, uṭha, rūpa, āisa’, balilā vacana
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu was very pleased to see Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī, and He told him, “Stand up! Stand up! My dear Rūpa, come here.”
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Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu was very pleased to see Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī.
He told him, “Stand up! Stand up!”
He affectionately called him nearer, saying, “My dear Rūpa, come here.”
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:
In this way Rūpa Gosvāmī retired, but Sanātana Gosvāmī told the Nawab that he was sick and could not attend to his work. Giving this excuse, he sat at home and studied Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam with learned brāhmaṇa scholars.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 19
Learn the words of the verse.
Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What do the Lord’s words reveal to you about His welcome to Rūpa?
Read the Lord’s words aloud once today, giving attention to “My dear Rūpa, come here.”
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