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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Ādi 2.93
আশ্রয় জানিতে কহি এ নব পদার্থ ।
এ নবের উৎপত্তি–হেতু সেই আশ্রয়ার্থ ॥ ৯৩ ॥
āśraya jānite kahi e nava padārtha
e navera utpatti-hetu sei āśrayārtha
“To know distinctly the ultimate shelter of everything that be, I have described the other nine categories. The cause for the appearance of these nine is rightly called their shelter.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
The other nine categories are described so that the ultimate shelter can be known distinctly.
The ultimate shelter is the shelter of everything that exists.
The cause of the appearance of the nine categories is rightly called their shelter.
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:
Because Lord Kṛṣṇa Caitanya is not different from Lord Kṛṣṇa, He is the cause of all causes; there is no cause beyond Him. He is eternal, and His form is spiritual.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Ādi 2
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The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.
Śaraṇāgati · Taking shelter
Turning toward Kṛṣṇa through shelter, surrender, dependence on guru, and unconditional devotional fidelity. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “shelter”
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How does this verse connect the origin of things with their shelter?
Write one sentence explaining why the cause of the nine categories is called their shelter.
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