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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 8.49
নিমন্ত্রণ মানিল তাঁরে বৈষ্ণব জানিয়া ।
রামানন্দে কহে প্রভু ঈষৎ হাসিয়া ॥ ৪৯ ॥
nimantraṇa mānila tāṅre vaiṣṇava jāniyā
rāmānande kahe prabhu īṣat hāsiyā
Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu accepted the invitation, knowing the brāhmaṇa to be a devotee, and slightly smiling, He spoke as follows to Rāmānanda Rāya.
Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.ioThree study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu accepted the brāhmaṇa’s invitation because He knew him to be a devotee.
Strictly following the rules of brahminical culture is not enough. The purport says not to accept an invitation from someone who is not a devotee, a follower of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
Because people eat whatever they like without following Vedic or Vaiṣṇava principles, members of the Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement should be very cautious about accepting invitations.
Śrīla Prabhupāda's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.
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:
After hearing Śrīla Rāmānanda Rāya recite some verses, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu accepted the principle of pure devotional service devoid of all kinds of speculation. After this, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu asked Rāmānanda Rāya to explain the higher platform of devotional service.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 8
Learn the words of the verse.
Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What do I consider before accepting an invitation to eat?
Before accepting your next meal invitation, consider whether it follows the devotional principles described here.
Study points are short summaries, not the translation. Confirm them in the original text and purport on Vedabase.
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