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| Madhya-līlā | Chapter 9: Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu's Travels to the Holy Places |
Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrī Caitanya Caritāmrita Madhya 9.357
eka rāmānanda rāya bahu sukha dila
bhatta kahe, — ei lāgi' milite kahila
SYNONYMS
eka — one; rāmānanda rāya — Rāmānanda Rāya; bahu sukha — much pleasure; dila — gave; bhatta kahe — Sārvabhauma Bhattācārya replied; ei lāgi' — for this reason; milite — to meet; kahila — I requested.
TRANSLATION
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu continued, "I received much pleasure from the talks of Rāmānanda Rāya."
The Bhattācārya replied, "For this reason I requested that You meet him."
PURPORT
In the Śrī Caitanya-candrodaya (beginning of the eighth act) Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu says, "Sārvabhauma, I have traveled to many holy places, but I cannot find a Vaishnava as good as you anywhere. However, I must admit that Rāmānanda Rāya is wonderful."
Sārvabhauma Bhattācārya replies, "Therefore, my Lord, I requested that You see him."
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu then says, "There are, of course, many Vaishnavas in these holy places, and most of them worship Lord Nārāyana. Others, who are called Tattvavādīs, are also Lakshmī-Nārāyana worshipers, but they do not belong to the pure Vaishnava cult. There are many worshipers of Lord Śiva, and there are also many atheists. Regardless, My dear Bhattācārya, I very much like Rāmānanda Rāya and his opinions."
Copyright © r The Bhaktivedanta Book Trust International, Inc.
His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda, Founder Ācārya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness