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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 2.111
সেই ত’ ভক্তের বাক্য নহে ব্যভিচারী ।
সকল সম্ভবে তাঁতে, যাতে অবতারী ॥ ১১১ ॥
sei ta’ bhaktera vākya nahe vyabhicārī
sakala sambhave tāṅte, yāte avatārī
But such words from the lips of a sincere devotee cannot be false. All possibilities abide in Him, for He is the primeval Lord.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Such words from the lips of a sincere devotee cannot be false.
All possibilities abide in the Lord.
This is possible because He is the primeval Lord.
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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How does the statement “all possibilities abide in Him” broaden your understanding of the Lord?
Read the translation slowly and note the reason it gives for accepting the sincere devotee’s words.
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