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How to study this verse, in six steps
  1. 1Say the verse. Read the transliteration aloud, slowly.
  2. 2Read the word meanings. Go through each word and its meaning.
  3. 3Read the translation. Ask: what is happening here, and who is it about?
  4. 4Read the purport slowly. Read it twice. Don't rush.
  5. 5See Lord Caitanya as Kṛṣṇa. Remember who is acting in the pastime.
  6. 6Take one thing into your day. Note one point and one practice.
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Ādi-līlā · Chapter 2: Śri Caitanya Mahāprabhu, the Supreme Personality of Godhead
Ādi 2.90Ādi 2.93

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Texts Ādi 2.91-92

অত্র সর্গো বিসর্গশ্চ স্থানং পোষণমূতয়ঃ ।

মন্বন্তরেশানুকথা নিরোধো মুক্তিরাশ্রয়ঃ ॥ ৯১ ॥

দশমস্য বিশুদ্ধ্যর্থং নবানামিহ লক্ষণম্‌ ।

বর্ণয়ন্তি মহাত্মানঃ শ্রুতোনার্থেন চাঞ্জসা ॥ ৯২ ॥

atra sargo visargaś ca

sthānaṁ poṣaṇam ūtayaḥ

manvantareśānukathā

nirodho muktir āśrayaḥ

Translation

“ ‘Here [in Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam] ten subjects are described: (1) the creation of the ingredients of the cosmos, (2) the creations of Brahmā, (3) the maintenance of the creation, (4) special favor given to the faithful, (5) impetuses for activity, (6) prescribed duties for law-abiding men, (7) a description of the incarnations of the Lord, (8) the winding up of the creation, (9) liberation from gross and subtle material existence, and (10) the ultimate shelter, the Supreme Personality of Godhead. The tenth item is the shelter of all the others. To distinguish this ultimate shelter from the other nine subjects, the mahājanas have described these nine, directly or indirectly, through prayers or direct explanations.’

Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.io
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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

The Ultimate Shelter Unites Ten Subjects

  1. 1

    Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam describes ten subjects, including creation, maintenance, special favor to the faithful, duties, incarnations, and liberation. The tenth is the ultimate shelter, the Supreme Personality of Godhead.

  2. 2

    The tenth subject is the substance, and the other nine are categories derived from that substance. He is the shelter of all the others.

  3. 3

    The mahājanas explain the nine subjects to distinguish the ultimate shelter from them. They do this directly or indirectly, through prayers or explanations.

Key points from the purport
  • These verses from Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (2.10.1-2) list the ten subject matters dealt with in the text of the Bhāgavatam.
  • Of these, the tenth is the substance, and the other nine are categories derived from the substance.

Śrīla Prabhupāda's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.

Connected verses· 1

The purport of CC Ādi 2.91-92 quotesSB 2.10.1

These verses from Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (2.10.1-2) list the ten subject matters dealt with in the text of the Bhāgavatam.

Each link is a verse the purport itself quotes, or a purport elsewhere that quotes this verse, shown with the purport's own words.

How it feels

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

Further reading

Ādi 2: Śri Caitanya Mahāprabhu, the Supreme Personality of Godhead

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
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. atrain Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
  2. sargaḥthe creation of the ingredients of the universe
  3. visargaḥthe creations of Brahmā
  4. caand
  5. sthānamthe maintenance of the creation
  6. poṣaṇamthe favoring of the Lord’s devotees
  7. ūtayaḥimpetuses for activity
  8. manu-antaraprescribed duties given by the Manus
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Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

  • Kṛpā & transformation · Mercy changes a life

    Transformative encounters with grace, from scholars and travelers to renunciants and householders. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “favor”

  • Śaraṇāgati · Taking shelter

    Turning toward Kṛṣṇa through shelter, surrender, dependence on guru, and unconditional devotional fidelity. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “shelter”

Concept links are an editorial study map; only the verse is the text itself.

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How does recognizing the ultimate shelter change the way I approach the other subjects?

Practice

Write “The Supreme Personality of Godhead: the ultimate shelter” at the center of a page, and place three of the other subjects around it.

Live this todayThe Ultimate Shelter Unites Ten SubjectsThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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