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Read one verse of Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta with its Bengali, transliteration, word meanings, translation and study points.
Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Ādi 1.39
অদ্বৈত আচার্য—প্রভুর অংশ–অবতার ।
তাঁর পাদপদ্মে কোটি প্রণতি আমার ॥ ৩৯ ॥
advaita ācārya — prabhura aṁśa-avatāra
tāṅra pāda-padme koṭi praṇati āmāra
Advaita Ācārya is the Lord’s partial incarnation, and therefore I offer my obeisances millions of times at His lotus feet.
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Advaita Ācārya is the Lord’s partial incarnation.
Recognizing this, the author offers obeisances at His lotus feet.
The author expresses his reverence by offering these obeisances millions of times.
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:
What will be described herein, therefore, has nothing to do with the experimental thoughts created by the speculative habits of inert minds. The subject matter of this book is not a mental concoction but a factual spiritual experience that one can realize only by accepting the line of disciplic succession described above.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Ādi 1
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Śaraṇāgati · Taking shelter
Turning toward Kṛṣṇa through shelter, surrender, dependence on guru, and unconditional devotional fidelity. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “lotus feet”
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How does recognizing Advaita Ācārya as the Lord’s partial incarnation deepen my respect for Him?
Offer respectful obeisances to Advaita Ācārya, remembering His identity as the Lord’s partial incarnation.
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