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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Ādi 2.82
অতএব ‘কৃষ্ণ’–শব্দ আগে অনুবাদ ।
‘স্বয়ং–ভগবত্তা’ পিছে বিধেয়–সংবাদ ॥ ৮২ ॥
ataeva ‘kṛṣṇa’-śabda āge anuvāda
‘svayaṁ-bhagavattā’ piche vidheya-saṁvāda
“Therefore first the word ‘kṛṣṇa’ appears as the subject, followed by the predicate, describing Him as the original Personality of Godhead.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
The word “kṛṣṇa” appears first as the subject.
The predicate follows, describing who He is.
That description identifies Him as the original Personality of Godhead.
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:
This chapter explains that Lord Caitanya is the Supreme Personality of Godhead Kṛṣṇa Himself. 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.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Ādi 2
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Write “Kṛṣṇa” followed by “the original Personality of Godhead,” and identify the subject and its description.
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