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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Ādi 2.56
সেই তিন জনের তুমি পরম আশ্রয় ।
তুমি মূল নারায়ণ—ইথে কি সংশয় ॥ ৫৬ ॥
sei tina janera tumi parama āśraya
tumi mūla nārāyaṇa — ithe ki saṁśaya
“You are the ultimate shelter of these three plenary portions. Thus there is not the slightest doubt that You are the primeval Nārāyaṇa.
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Brahmā confirms that Lord Kṛṣṇa is the Supreme and the ultimate shelter of the three plenary portions. He is the primeval Nārāyaṇa.
For His pastimes, Lord Kṛṣṇa has four original manifestations: Vāsudeva, Saṅkarṣaṇa, Pradyumna and Aniruddha.
Mahā-Viṣṇu expands from Saṅkarṣaṇa, Garbhodakaśāyī Viṣṇu from Pradyumna, and Kṣīrodakaśāyī Viṣṇu from Aniruddha. All belong to the manifestations of Nārāyaṇa, who is a manifestation of Śrī Kṛṣṇa.
Śrīla Prabhupāda's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.
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
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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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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How does seeing Kṛṣṇa as the source and ultimate shelter deepen your understanding of His manifestations?
Draw three simple pairs showing which manifestation each puruṣa expands from, and write above them: “Śrī Kṛṣṇa is the ultimate shelter.”
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