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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 7.62
‘রামানন্দ রায়’ আছে গোদাবরী-তীরে ।
অধিকারী হয়েন তেঁহো বিদ্যানগরে ॥ ৬২ ॥
‘rāmānanda rāya’ āche godāvarī-tīre
adhikārī hayena teṅho vidyānagare
“In the town of Vidyānagara, on the bank of the Godāvarī, there is a responsible government officer named Rāmānanda Rāya.
Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.ioThree study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Rāmānanda Rāya was a responsible government officer in Vidyānagara, on the bank of the Godāvarī.
In the Amṛta-pravāha-bhāṣya, Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura states that Vidyānagara is known as Porbandar.
The purport distinguishes this place from another Porbandar in western India, in the province of Gujarat.
Śrīla Prabhupāda's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.
Expansive compassion. The Lord carries nāma and mercy from village to village, including deliverance of Vāsudeva.
The mood of Madhya 7 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:
When Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu was beginning His tour, Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya gave Him four sets of clothes and requested Him to see Rāmānanda Rāya, who was residing at that time on the bank of the river Godāvarī. Along with other devotees, Nityānanda Prabhu accompanied the Lord to Ālālanātha, but there Lord Caitanya left them all behind and went ahead with the brāhmaṇa Kṛṣṇadāsa.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 7
Learn the words of the verse.
Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How does attending to names and places help you follow this introduction carefully?
Write one sentence linking Rāmānanda Rāya, Vidyānagara, and the Godāvarī.
Study points are short summaries, not the translation. Confirm them in the original text and purport on Vedabase.
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