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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 9.319
রামানন্দ রায় শুনি প্রভুর আগমন ।
আনন্দে আসিয়া কৈল প্রভুসহ মিলন ॥ ৩১৯ ॥
rāmānanda rāya śuni’ prabhura āgamana
ānande āsiyā kaila prabhu-saha milana
When Rāmānanda Rāya heard of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s arrival, he was very pleased, and he immediately went to see Him.
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Rāmānanda Rāya heard that Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu had arrived.
Hearing of the Lord’s arrival made him very pleased.
He immediately went to see the Lord, expressing his joy through prompt action.
Wonder and inclusion. Meetings across sacred places display the broad reach of devotional mercy.
The mood of Madhya 9 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:
He then went to the banks of the Kṛṣṇa-veṇvā River, where He collected from among the Vaiṣṇava brāhmaṇas a book written by Bilvamaṅgala Ṭhākura, Śrī Kṛṣṇa-karṇāmṛta. The Lord then visited the Tāpī River, Māhiṣmatī-pura, the Narmadā River and Ṛṣyamūka-parvata.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 9
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What stands out to you about Rāmānanda Rāya’s immediate response?
Pause today to reflect on Rāmānanda Rāya’s joy and eagerness to see Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
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