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  1. 1Say the verse. Read the transliteration aloud, slowly.
  2. 2Read the word meanings. Go through each word and its meaning.
  3. 3Read the translation. Ask: what is happening here, and who is it about?
  4. 4Read the purport slowly. Read it twice. Don't rush.
  5. 5See Lord Caitanya as Kṛṣṇa. Remember who is acting in the pastime.
  6. 6Take one thing into your day. Note one point and one practice.
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Madhya-līlā · Chapter 25: How All the Residents of Vārāṇasī Became Vaiṣṇavas
Madhya 25.248Madhya 25.250

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 25.249

অষ্টমে — রামানন্দ-সংবাদ বিস্তার ।

আপনে শুনিলা ‘সর্ব-সিদ্ধান্তের সার’ ॥ ২৪৯ ॥

aṣṭame — rāmānanda-saṁvāda vistāra

āpane śunilā ‘sarva-siddhāntera sāra’

Translation

In the eighth chapter I have recorded the Lord’s elaborate discussion with Rāmānanda Rāya. The Lord personally listened as Rāmānanda gave the conclusive essence of all Vedic literatures.

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This verse has no purport; its meaning is explained by the verses around it.

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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Hear the Essence of Vedic Literatures

  1. 1

    The eighth chapter records the Lord’s elaborate discussion with Rāmānanda Rāya.

  2. 2

    Rāmānanda Rāya gave the conclusive essence of all Vedic literatures.

  3. 3

    The Lord personally listened as Rāmānanda presented this essence.

How it feels

Reconciliation and broad mercy. Opponents turn toward bhakti; the Lord returns to Purī and embraces devotees.

The mood of Madhya 25 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas

Further reading

Madhya 25: How All the Residents of Vārāṇasī Became Vaiṣṇavas

From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

Kavirāja Gosvāmī then describes something about Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī, Sanātana Gosvāmī and Subuddhi Rāya. Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu returned to Jagannātha Purī through the great forest of Jhārikhaṇḍa (Jharkhand) in central India.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. aṣṭamein the eighth chapter
  2. rāmānanda-saṁvāda vistāraan elaborate discussion with Śrī Rāmānanda Rāya
  3. āpanepersonally
  4. śunilālistened
  5. sarvaall
  6. siddhānteraof conclusions
  7. sārathe essence
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Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

  • Sādhu-saṅga · Love grows through association

    Spiritual association shapes the movement, empowers disciples, and reveals truths through loving conversations. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “discussion”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How might the Lord’s personal listening encourage you to hear carefully?

Practice

Pause over the phrase “the conclusive essence of all Vedic literatures” and note it as the focus of this discussion.

Live this todayHear the Essence of Vedic LiteraturesThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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