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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 2.105
যদ্যপি ব্রহ্মাণ্ডগণের পুরুষ আশ্রয় ।
সেই পুরুষাদি সবার কৃষ্ণ মূলাশ্রয় ॥ ১০৫ ॥
yadyapi brahmāṇḍa-gaṇera puruṣa āśraya
sei puruṣādi sabhāra kṛṣṇa mūlāśraya
“Although the three puruṣas are the shelter of all the universes, Lord Kṛṣṇa is the original source of the puruṣas.
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There are three puruṣas.
These three puruṣas are the shelter of all the universes.
Lord Kṛṣṇa is the original source of the puruṣas.
Revelatory awe. The identity of Caitanya as Kṛṣṇa is established; wonder becomes theological confidence.
The mood of Ādi 2 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:
Lord Caitanya is directly the Supreme Lord, Kṛṣṇa, as the evidence of authoritative scriptures proves. This chapter stresses that a devotee who wishes to advance in Kṛṣṇa consciousness must have knowledge of Kṛṣṇa’s personal form, His three principal energies, His pastimes and the relationship of the living entities with Him.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Ādi 2
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Śaraṇāgati · Taking shelter
Turning toward Kṛṣṇa through shelter, surrender, dependence on guru, and unconditional devotional fidelity. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “shelter”
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What does Kṛṣṇa’s being the source of the universes’ shelter reveal about His position?
Draw a simple diagram showing Lord Kṛṣṇa as the source of the three puruṣas, and the puruṣas as the shelter of all universes.
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