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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Ādi 1.42
শ্রীকৃষ্ণচৈতন্য প্রভু স্বয়ং ভগবান্ ।
তাঁহার পদারবিন্দে অনন্ত প্রণাম ॥ ৪২ ॥
śrī-kṛṣṇa-caitanya prabhu svayaṁ-bhagavān
tāṅhāra padāravinde ananta praṇāma
Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa Caitanya Mahāprabhu is the Personality of Godhead Himself, and therefore I offer innumerable prostrations at His lotus feet.
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Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa Caitanya Mahāprabhu is the Personality of Godhead Himself.
Recognizing His identity, the author offers prostrations at His lotus feet.
The author offers innumerable prostrations, expressing profound reverence.
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 knowing Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu as the Personality of Godhead Himself shape my respect for Him?
Offer one respectful obeisance to Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa Caitanya Mahāprabhu, remembering His identity.
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