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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Ādi 2.27
উপাসনা–ভেদে জানি ঈশ্বর–মহিমা ।
অতএব সূর্য তাঁর দিয়ে ত’ উপমা ॥ ২৭ ॥
upāsanā-bhede jāni īśvara-mahimā
ataeva sūrya tāṅra diyeta upamā
Thus one may understand the glories of the Lord through different modes of worship, as the example of the sun illustrates.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
The Lord’s glories can be understood through worship.
There are different modes of worship through which one may understand His glories.
The example of the sun illustrates this teaching.
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:
Mahā-Viṣṇu is the reservoir of all conditioned souls, but, as confirmed in the authoritative scriptures, Lord Kṛṣṇa is the ultimate fountainhead, the source of numerous plenary expansions, including Nārāyaṇa, who is generally accepted by Māyāvādī philosophers to be the Absolute Truth. The Lord’s manifestation of prābhava and vaibhava expansions, as well as partial incarnations and incarnations with delegated powers, are also explained.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Ādi 2
Learn the words of the verse.
Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What does this verse invite me to seek through worship?
Pause during worship today to reflect on the Lord’s glories.
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