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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 2.5Ādi 2.7

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Ādi 2.6

ব্রহ্ম, আত্মা, ভগবান্‌—অনুবাদ তিন ।

অঙ্গপ্রভা, অংশ, স্বরূপ—তিন বিধেয়–চিহ্ন ॥ ৬ ॥

brahma, ātmā, bhagavān — anuvāda tina

aṅga-prabhā, aṁśa, svarūpa — tina vidheya-cihna

Translation

Impersonal Brahman, the localized Paramātmā and the Personality of Godhead are three subjects, and the glowing effulgence, the partial manifestation and the original form are their three respective predicates.

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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.

Three Subjects and Their Descriptions

  1. 1

    Impersonal Brahman is the first subject, described as the glowing effulgence.

  2. 2

    The localized Paramātmā is the second subject, described as the partial manifestation.

  3. 3

    The Personality of Godhead is the third subject, described as the original form.

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:

Therefore, the Brahman effulgence is the bodily luster of Lord Caitanya, and the localized Supersoul situated in the heart of every living entity is His partial representation. The puruṣa-avatāras are also explained in this connection.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. brahmathe impersonal Brahman
  2. ātmāthe localized Paramātmā
  3. bhagavānthe Personality of Godhead
  4. anuvādasubjects
  5. tinathree
  6. aṅga-prabhābodily effulgence
  7. aṁśapartial manifestation
  8. svarūpaoriginal form
  9. tinathree
  10. vidheya-cihnapredicates
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

Can I distinguish the three subjects and match each with its description?

Practice

Write the three subjects in a short list, placing the corresponding description beside each.

Live this todayThree Subjects and Their DescriptionsThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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