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Read one verse of Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta with its Bengali, transliteration, word meanings, translation and study points.
Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Ādi 2.66
এই শ্লোকের অর্থে তুমি হৈলা নির্বচন ।
আর এক শুন ভাগবতের বচন ॥ ৬৬ ॥
ei ślokera arthe tumi hailā nirvacana
āra eka śuna bhāgavatera vacana
The import of this verse has stopped you from arguing. Now listen to another verse of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
The meaning of the verse has brought the argument to a stop.
The listener is now asked to hear another verse.
The next verse comes from Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, continuing the explanation.
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:
The spiritual sky contains innumerable spiritual planets, the Vaikuṇṭhas, which are manifestations of the Supreme Lord’s internal energy. Innumerable material universes are similarly exhibited by His external energy, and the living entities are manifested by His marginal energy.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.
Am I willing to pause my arguments and listen further?
Pause before moving on, then read the next verse slowly and attentively.
Study points are short summaries, not the translation. Confirm them in the original text and purport on Vedabase.
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