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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Ādi 2.113
কৃষ্ণকে কহয়ে কেহ—নর–নারায়ণ ।
কেহো কহে, কৃষ্ণ হয় সাক্ষাৎ বামন ॥ ১১৩ ॥
kṛṣṇake kahaye keha — nara-nārāyaṇa
keho kahe, kṛṣṇa haya sākṣāṭ vāmana
Some say that Śrī Kṛṣṇa is directly Nara-Nārāyaṇa. Others say that He is directly Vāmana.
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Some say that Śrī Kṛṣṇa is directly Nara-Nārāyaṇa.
Others say that He is directly Vāmana.
The translation records two different ways people identify Śrī Kṛṣṇa.
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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