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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Ādi 2.7
অনুবাদ আগে, পাছে বিধেয় স্থাপন ।
সেই অর্থ কহি, শুন শাস্ত্র–বিবরণ ॥ ৭ ॥
anuvāda āge, pāche vidheya sthāpana
sei artha kahi, śuna śāstra-vivaraṇa
A predicate always follows its subject. Now I shall explain the meaning of this verse according to the revealed scriptures.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
A predicate—the description given about a subject—follows its subject.
The author now undertakes to explain the meaning of the verse.
His explanation will follow the revealed scriptures.
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:
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.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Ādi 2
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When seeking spiritual meaning, do I look for an explanation grounded in revealed scriptures?
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