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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 7.64
তোমার সঙ্গের যোগ্য তেঁহো এক জন ।
পৃথিবীতে রসিক ভক্ত নাহি তাঁর সম ॥ ৬৪ ॥
tomāra saṅgera yogya teṅho eka jana
pṛthivīte rasika bhakta nāhi tāṅra sama
Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya continued, “Rāmānanda Rāya is a fit person to associate with You; no other devotee can compare with him in knowledge of the transcendental mellows.
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Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya described Rāmānanda Rāya as fit to associate with the Lord.
He praised Rāmānanda Rāya’s knowledge of transcendental mellows—the tastes of devotional relationship.
In Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya’s estimation, no other devotee could compare with him in this knowledge.
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
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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”, “relationship”
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: “associate”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What qualities do you value when seeking devotional association?
Take a few minutes today to listen to a devotee speak about devotional life.
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