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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Ādi 2.81
তৈছে কৃষ্ণ অবতার–ভিতরে হৈল জ্ঞাত ।
তাঁহার বিশেষ–জ্ঞান সেই অবিজ্ঞাত ॥ ৮১ ॥
taiche kṛṣṇa avatāra-bhitare haila jñāta
tāṅhāra viśeṣa-jñāna sei avijñāta
“In the same way, when Kṛṣṇa was first counted among the incarnations, specific knowledge about Him was still unknown.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Kṛṣṇa was first counted among the incarnations.
At that point, specific knowledge about Him was still unknown.
His inclusion among the incarnations did not yet explain His specific position.
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:
Lord Caitanya is directly the Supreme Lord, Kṛṣṇa, as the evidence of authoritative scriptures proves. This chapter stresses that a devotee who wishes to advance in Kṛṣṇa consciousness must have knowledge of Kṛṣṇa’s personal form, His three principal energies, His pastimes and the relationship of the living entities with Him.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.
Do I distinguish between seeing Kṛṣṇa listed and understanding His specific position?
Reread the translation and notice the words “specific knowledge.”
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