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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 8.15
তাঁর সঙ্গে বহু আইলা বৈদিক ব্রাহ্মণ ।
বিধিমতে কৈল তেঁহো স্নানাদি-তর্পণ ॥ ১৫ ॥
tāṅra saṅge bahu āilā vaidika brāhmaṇa
vidhi-mate kaila teṅho snānādi-tarpaṇa
Many brāhmaṇas following the Vedic principles accompanied Rāmānanda Rāya. According to the Vedic rituals, Rāmānanda Rāya took his bath and offered oblations to his forefathers.
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Many brāhmaṇas accompanied Rāmānanda Rāya.
These brāhmaṇas followed the Vedic principles.
According to the Vedic rituals, Rāmānanda Rāya bathed and offered oblations to his forefathers.
Deepening intimacy and revelation. Their exchange ascends from duty to pure love and the confidential moods of Vraja.
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From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
Honoring his request, Caitanya Mahāprabhu stayed there in the home of some Vedic brāhmaṇas. In the evening, Śrīla Rāmānanda Rāya used to come to see Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 8
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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: “offered”
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What does this verse tell you about Rāmānanda Rāya’s observance of Vedic rituals?
Note the two ritual acts described here: bathing and offering oblations to his forefathers.
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