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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Ādi 2.83
কৃষ্ণের স্বয়ং–ভগবত্তা—ইহা হৈল সাধ্য ।
স্বয়ং–ভগবানের কৃষ্ণত্ব হৈল বাধ্য ॥ ৮৩ ॥
kṛṣṇera svayaṁ-bhagavattā — ihā haila sādhya
svayaṁ-bhagavānera kṛṣṇatva haila bādhya
“This establishes that Śrī Kṛṣṇa is the original Personality of Godhead. The original Personality of Godhead is therefore necessarily Kṛṣṇa.
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The statement establishes Śrī Kṛṣṇa as the original Personality of Godhead.
The original Personality of Godhead is therefore necessarily Kṛṣṇa.
The conclusion identifies Kṛṣṇa directly, leaving no uncertainty about who the original Personality of Godhead is.
Revelatory awe. The identity of Caitanya as Kṛṣṇa is established; wonder becomes theological confidence.
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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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How clearly do I understand the conclusion that Śrī Kṛṣṇa is the original Personality of Godhead?
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