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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 1.95
যাঁহার প্রসাদে এই তমো হয় নাশ ।
তমো নাশ করি’ করে তত্ত্বের প্রকাশ ॥ ৯৫ ॥
yāṅhāra prasāde ei tamo haya nāśa
tamo nāśa kari’ kare tattvera prakāśa
By the grace of Lord Caitanya and Lord Nityānanda, this darkness of ignorance is removed and the truth is brought to light.
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Ignorance is described as darkness.
By the grace of Lord Caitanya and Lord Nityānanda, this darkness is removed.
Their grace brings the truth to light.
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:
This philosophical truth, which is pursuant to the Vedānta-sūtra, is called acintya-bhedābheda-tattva, or the conception of simultaneous oneness and difference. In the latter portion of this chapter, the transcendental position of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and that of Śrīla Nityānanda Prabhu are described with reference to the above theistic facts.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Ādi 1
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How does this verse encourage you to seek Their grace in understanding the truth?
Offer a short prayer to Lord Caitanya and Lord Nityānanda for the darkness of ignorance to be removed.
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