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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Ādi 17.298
অদ্বৈত–আচার্য–গোসাঞি ভক্ত–অবতার ।
কৃষ্ণ অবতারিয়া কৈলা ভক্তির প্রচার ॥ ২৯৮ ॥
advaita-ācārya-gosāñi bhakta-avatāra
kṛṣṇa avatāriyā kailā bhaktira pracāra
Śrīla Advaita Ācārya Prabhu appeared as an incarnation of a devotee. He is in the category of Kṛṣṇa, but He descended to this earth to propagate devotional service.
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Śrīla Advaita Ācārya Prabhu appeared as an incarnation of a devotee.
Although He appeared as a devotee, He is in the category of Kṛṣṇa.
He descended to this earth to propagate devotional service.
Public courage and ecstatic joy. The saṅkīrtana movement confronts opposition and moves toward recognition and expansion.
The mood of Ādi 17 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:
Śrī Advaita Prabhu exhibits the ecstasy of both fraternity and servitude. All the Lord’s other associates, situated in their original love, engage in the service of Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Ādi 17
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The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.
Sevā · Love translated into service
Devotional service expressed through cleansing, caring, teaching, honoring others, and living as Kṛṣṇa’s servant. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “service”
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What does His purpose in descending tell you about the importance of devotional service?
Write down His purpose in descending, and reflect on it for one minute.
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