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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Ādi 1.32
কৃষ্ণ, গুরু, ভক্ত, শক্তি, অবতার, প্রকাশ ।
কৃষ্ণ এই ছয়রূপে করেন বিলাস ॥ ৩২ ॥
kṛṣṇa, guru, bhakta, śakti, avatāra, prakāśa
kṛṣṇa ei chaya-rūpe karena vilāsa
Lord Kṛṣṇa enjoys by manifesting Himself as the spiritual masters, the devotees, the diverse energies, the incarnations and the plenary portions. They are all six in one.
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Lord Kṛṣṇa enjoys by manifesting Himself in diverse ways.
He manifests as the spiritual masters, the devotees, the diverse energies, the incarnations and the plenary portions.
Lord Kṛṣṇa and these manifestations are all six in one.
Reverence and gratitude. The narrator takes shelter of the guru-paramparā; receptivity begins with humility.
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From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa and His plenary expansions are all in the category of the Lord Himself, the energetic Absolute Truth, whereas His devotees, His eternal associates, are His energies. The energy and energetic are fundamentally one, but since their functions are differently exhibited, they are simultaneously different also.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Ādi 1
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How does “all six in one” shape my understanding of the manifestations listed here?
Read the list of Lord Kṛṣṇa’s manifestations slowly, then repeat the concluding words, “They are all six in one.”
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