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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 8.285
আলিঙ্গন করি’ প্রভু কৈল আশ্বাসন ।
তোমা বিনা এইরূপ না দেখে অন্যজন ॥ ২৮৫ ॥
āliṅgana kari’ prabhu kaila āśvāsana
tomā vinā ei-rūpa nā dekhe anya-jana
After embracing Rāmānanda Rāya, the Lord pacified him, informing him, “But for you, no one has ever seen this form.”
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The Lord embraced Rāmānanda Rāya.
After embracing him, the Lord pacified him with reassuring words.
The Lord told Rāmānanda Rāya that no one but him had ever seen this form.
The purport of CC Madhya 8.285 quotesBG 7.25
In the Bhagavad-gītā (7.25) Lord Kṛṣṇa states:
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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:
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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The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.
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In this verse: “embraced”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What stands out to you about the Lord’s care for Rāmānanda Rāya?
Read the Lord’s reassuring words slowly, and pause to reflect on His embrace.
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