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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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Ādi-līlā · Chapter 2: Śri Caitanya Mahāprabhu, the Supreme Personality of Godhead
Ādi 2.57Ādi 2.59

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Ādi 2.58

অতএব ব্রহ্মবাক্যে—পরব্যোম–নারায়ণ ।

তেঁহো কৃষ্ণের বিলাস—এই তত্ত্ব–বিবরণ ॥ ৫৮ ॥

ataeva brahma-vākye — paravyoma-nārāyaṇa

teṅho kṛṣṇera vilāsa — ei tattva-vivaraṇa

Translation

Therefore according to the authority of Brahmā, the Nārāyaṇa who is the predominating Deity in the transcendental world is but the vilāsa feature of Kṛṣṇa. This has now been conclusively proved.

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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.

Nārāyaṇa Is Kṛṣṇa’s Vilāsa Feature

  1. 1

    Nārāyaṇa is the predominating Deity in the transcendental world.

  2. 2

    According to the authority of Brahmā, He is the vilāsa feature of Kṛṣṇa.

  3. 3

    The translation presents this relationship as conclusively proved.

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:

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.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. ataevatherefore
  2. brahmaof Lord Brahmā
  3. vākyein the speech
  4. para-vyomain the spiritual sky
  5. nārāyaṇaLord Nārāyaṇa
  6. teṅhoHe
  7. kṛṣṇeraof Lord Kṛṣṇa
  8. vilāsapastime incarnation
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Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

  • Bhāva & rasa · The language of sacred feeling

    Transcendental devotional moods and relationships, discussed explicitly in Rāmānanda’s dialogue and the teachings on prema. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “relationship”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What relationship between Nārāyaṇa and Kṛṣṇa is established here?

Practice

Write one sentence stating the conclusion supported by Brahmā’s authority.

Live this todayNārāyaṇa Is Kṛṣṇa’s Vilāsa FeatureThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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