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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 13.4
জয় দামোদর–স্বরপ জয় মুরারি গুপ্ত ।
এই সব চন্দ্রোদয়ে তমঃ কৈল লুপ্ত ॥ ৪ ॥
jaya dāmodara-svarūpa jaya murāri gupta
ei saba candrodaye tamaḥ kaila lupta
All glories to Svarūpa Dāmodara and Murāri Gupta! All these brilliant moons have together dissipated the darkness of this material world.
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The verse offers all glories to Svarūpa Dāmodara and Murāri Gupta.
Those glorified are described as brilliant moons.
Together, these brilliant moons have dissipated the darkness of this material world.
Jubilation and hope. The Lord appears in Navadvīpa; the theological promise becomes a lived story.
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From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
The thirteenth chapter describes Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s appearance. The entire Ādi-līlā describes Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s household life, and similarly the Antya-līlā describes His life in the sannyāsa order.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Ādi 13
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In this verse: “together”
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What does the image of brilliant moons dispelling darkness help me appreciate about those glorified?
Read the verse once and spend a moment reflecting on its image of light dispelling darkness.
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