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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 8.311
রামানন্দ রায়ে মোর কোটী নমস্কার ।
যাঁর মুখে কৈল প্রভু রসের বিস্তার ॥ ৩১১ ॥
rāmānanda rāye mora koṭī namaskāra
yāṅra mukhe kaila prabhu rasera vistāra
I offer ten million obeisances unto the lotus feet of Śrī Rāmānanda Rāya because from his mouth much spiritual information has been expanded by Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
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The author offers ten million obeisances unto the lotus feet of Śrī Rāmānanda Rāya.
Much spiritual information has been expanded through Śrī Rāmānanda Rāya’s mouth.
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu is the one who has expanded this spiritual information through him.
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:
After some days, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu asked Rāmānanda Rāya to retire from government service and come to Jagannātha Purī. These descriptions of the meetings between Rāmānanda Rāya and Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu are taken from the notebook of Svarūpa Dāmodara Gosvāmī.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 8
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In this verse: “lotus feet”
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How does this expression of reverence shape my appreciation for Śrī Rāmānanda Rāya’s words?
Offer one respectful obeisance to Śrī Rāmānanda Rāya in gratitude for the spiritual information spoken through him.
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