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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 8.97
রায় কহে, — ইহার আগে পুছে হেন জনে ।
এতদিন নাহি জানি, আছয়ে ভুবনে ॥ ৯৭ ॥
rāya kahe, — ihāra āge puche hena jane
eta-dina nāhi jāni, āchaye bhuvane
Rāya Rāmānanda replied, “Until this day I did not know anyone within this material world who could inquire beyond this perfectional stage of devotional service.
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Rāya Rāmānanda responds to the inquiry about what lies beyond this perfectional stage of devotional service.
Until that day, he had not known anyone within the material world who could make such an inquiry.
His reply expresses how extraordinary he finds the capacity to inquire beyond this stage.
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
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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: “service”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How does Rāya Rāmānanda's response deepen my appreciation for this inquiry?
Reread his reply and pause over the words “Until this day,” noticing the wonder they express.
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