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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 8.235
বিদায়-সময়ে প্রভুর চরণে ধরিয়া ।
রামানন্দ রায় কহে বিনতি করিয়া ॥ ২৩৫ ॥
vidāya-samaye prabhura caraṇe dhariyā
rāmānanda rāya kahe vinati kariyā
Before departing from Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, Rāmānanda Rāya fell to the ground and caught hold of the Lord’s lotus feet. He then spoke submissively as follows.
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Before departing, Rāmānanda Rāya fell to the ground before Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
He caught hold of the Lord’s lotus feet.
He then spoke submissively.
Deepening intimacy and revelation. Their exchange ascends from duty to pure love and the confidential moods of Vraja.
The mood of Madhya 8 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:
Gradually Rāmānanda Rāya could understand the position of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, and when Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu exhibited His real form, Rāmānanda Rāya fell unconscious. After some days, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu asked Rāmānanda Rāya to retire from government service and come to Jagannātha Purī.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 8
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In this verse: “lotus feet”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How might Rāmānanda Rāya’s submissive approach guide the way I address the Lord?
Offer a brief prayer to the Lord, consciously choosing a humble rather than demanding tone.
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