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How to study this verse, in six steps
  1. 1Say the verse. Read the transliteration aloud, slowly.
  2. 2Read the word meanings. Go through each word and its meaning.
  3. 3Read the translation. Ask: what is happening here, and who is it about?
  4. 4Read the purport slowly. Read it twice. Don't rush.
  5. 5See Lord Caitanya as Kṛṣṇa. Remember who is acting in the pastime.
  6. 6Take one thing into your day. Note one point and one practice.
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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Ādi 2.120

চৈতন্য–গোসাঞির এই তত্ত্ব–নিরূপণ ।

স্বয়ং–ভগবান্‌ কৃষ্ণ ব্রজেন্দ্রনন্দন ॥ ১২০ ॥

caitanya-gosāñira ei tattva-nirūpaṇa

svayaṁ-bhagavān kṛṣṇa vrajendra-nandana

Translation

The conclusion is that Lord Caitanya is the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Kṛṣṇa, the son of the King of Vraja.

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This verse has no purport; its meaning is explained by the verses around it.

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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Lord Caitanya Is Kṛṣṇa Himself

  1. 1

    Lord Caitanya is the Supreme Personality of Godhead.

  2. 2

    He is Kṛṣṇa, the son of the King of Vraja.

  3. 3

    This identity of Lord Caitanya is the conclusion stated here.

How it feels

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

Further reading

Ādi 2: Śri Caitanya Mahāprabhu, the Supreme Personality of Godhead

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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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. caitanya-gosāñiraof Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu
  2. eithis
  3. tattvaof the truth
  4. nirūpaṇasettling
  5. svayam-bhagavānHimself the Supreme Personality of Godhead
  6. kṛṣṇaLord Kṛṣṇa
  7. vrajendra-nandanathe son of the King of Vraja
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Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

  • Vraja-smaraṇa · Remembrance of Vṛndāvana

    The remembered sweetness of Vraja that colors Mahāprabhu’s pilgrimage, Ratha-yātrā, and later states of separation. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “vraja”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How does this conclusion shape my understanding of Lord Caitanya?

Practice

Read the translation aloud once, giving careful attention to the conclusion that Lord Caitanya is Kṛṣṇa.

Live this todayLord Caitanya Is Kṛṣṇa HimselfThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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