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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 7.63
শূদ্র বিষয়ি-জ্ঞানে উপেক্ষা না করিবে ।
আমার বচনে তাঁরে অবশ্য মিলিবে ॥ ৬৩ ॥
śūdra viṣayi-jñāne upekṣā nā karibe
āmāra vacane tāṅre avaśya milibe
“Please do not neglect him, thinking he belongs to a śūdra family engaged in material activities. It is my request that You meet him without fail.”
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Śrī Rāmānanda Rāya belonged to the karaṇa class, which was considered śūdra in Orissa.
He was a highly responsible government officer, serving as governor of South India under Mahārāja Pratāparudra of Orissa.
Although his birth and material occupation could lead others to overlook him, he was highly advanced spiritually. Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya therefore urged Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu to meet him without fail.
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The purport of CC Madhya 7.63 quotesBG 18.44
Paricaryātmakaṁ karma śūdrasyāpi svabhāva-jam. Śūdras are meant to engage in the service of the three higher classes — brāhmaṇas, kṣatriyas and vaiśyas.
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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 He proposed to travel to South India alone, Śrī Nityānanda Prabhu gave Him a brāhmaṇa assistant named Kṛṣṇadāsa. 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.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 7
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The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.
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: “serving”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
Might someone’s family background or occupation cause you to overlook their spiritual qualities?
Notice one spiritual quality in someone without judging them by family background or occupation.
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