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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Ādi 16.76
‘শ্রী’–শব্দে, ‘লক্ষ্মী’–শব্দে—এক বস্তু উক্ত ।
পুনরুক্তপ্রায় ভাসে, নহে পুনরুক্ত ॥ ৭৬ ॥
‘śrī’-śabde, ‘lakṣmī’-śabde — eka vastu ukta
punar-ukta-prāya bhāse, nahe punar-ukta
“Although the words ‘śrī’ and ‘lakṣmī’ convey the same meaning and are therefore almost redundant, they are nevertheless not redundant.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
The words ‘śrī’ and ‘lakṣmī’ convey the same meaning.
For this reason, they appear almost redundant.
Nevertheless, they are not actually redundant.
Grief and transformed pride. Lakṣmīdevī’s departure brings sorrow; Keśava Kāśmīrī’s pride yields to surrender.
The mood of Ādi 16 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas
From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
Therefore at her request He later married His second wife, Viṣṇupriyā-devī. This chapter also describes the Lord’s argument with Keśava Kāśmīrī, the celebrated scholar, and the Lord’s criticism of his prayer glorifying mother Ganges.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Ādi 16
Learn the words of the verse.
Take one thing from this verse into your day.
Can you leave room for a distinction even when two words seem to repeat the same meaning?
Write a short note beside ‘śrī’ and ‘lakṣmī’: ‘Almost redundant, but not redundant.’
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