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How to study this verse, in six steps

1Say the verse. Read the transliteration aloud, slowly.
2Read the word meanings. Go through each word and its meaning.
3Read the translation. Ask: what is happening here, and who is it about?
4Read the purport slowly. Read it twice. Don't rush.
5See Lord Caitanya as Kṛṣṇa. Remember who is acting in the pastime.
6Take one thing into your day. Note one point and one practice.

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Ādi-līlā · Chapter 10: The Trunk, Branches and Subbranches of the Caitanya Tree

Ādi 10.56 Ādi 10.58

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Ādi 10.57

‘সাক্ষাতে’ সকল ভক্ত দেখে নির্বিশেষ ।

নকুল ব্রহ্মচারি–দেহে প্রভুর ‘আবেশ’ ॥ ৫৭ ॥

‘sākṣāte’ sakala bhakta dekhe nirviśeṣa

nakula brahmacāri-dehe prabhura ‘āveśa’

Translation

The appearance of Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu in every devotee’s presence is called sākṣāt. His appearance in Nakula Brahmacārī as a symptom of special prowess is an example of āveśa.

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This verse has no purport; its meaning is explained by the verses around it.

Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Two Ways the Lord Appears

1
Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s appearance in every devotee’s presence is called sākṣāt.
2
His appearance in Nakula Brahmacārī is an example of āveśa.
3
In Nakula Brahmacārī, this appearance was shown as a symptom of special prowess.

How it feels

Belonging and gratitude. Many devotees become branches of one living network of devotion.

The mood of Ādi 10 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas