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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 23.102
পূর্বে প্রয়াগে আমি রসের বিচারে ।
তোমার ভাই রূপে কৈলুঁ শক্তি-সঞ্চারে ॥ ১০২ ॥
pūrve prayāge āmi rasera vicāre
tomāra bhāi rūpe kailuṅ śakti-sañcāre
“Previously I empowered your brother Rūpa Gosvāmī to understand these mellows. I did this while instructing him at the Daśāśvamedha-ghāṭa in Prayāga.
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Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu had previously empowered Rūpa Gosvāmī to understand these devotional mellows.
He gave this empowerment while instructing Rūpa Gosvāmī at the Daśāśvamedha-ghāṭa in Prayāga.
The Lord reminded Sanātana of the instruction already given to his brother before assigning Sanātana his own service.
Theological emotional crescendo. Bhāva, prema, the devotional rasas, and mahābhāva are systematically expounded.
The mood of Madhya 23 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:
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu then describes those candidates who are eligible to taste the mellows of devotional service. Their fundamental natures and their varieties are also described.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 23
Learn the words of the verse.
The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.
Bhāva & rasa · The language of sacred feeling
Transcendental devotional moods and relationships, discussed explicitly in Rāmānanda’s dialogue and the teachings on prema. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “mellows”
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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How does this verse help me appreciate receiving instruction in devotional service?
Read this verse slowly and note the connection between the Lord’s instruction and Rūpa Gosvāmī’s understanding.
His recorded lectures on this verse, and the talks where he quotes it.
Quoted in 1 lecture. Recordings and transcripts on prabhupada.io.
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