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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Ādi 5.38

Brahman Is the Lord’s Effulgence

“That impersonal Brahman effulgence consists only of the effulgent rays of the Lord. Those fit for sāyujya liberation merge into that effulgence.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Ādi 5.38, translation

What the purport teaches

  • The impersonal Brahman effulgence consists of the Lord’s effulgent rays.
  • This impersonal effulgence consists only of those rays.
  • Those fit for sāyujya liberation merge into that effulgence.

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Write a short definition of sāyujya liberation using this translation.

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How does knowing that Brahman consists of the Lord’s rays help you understand it?

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