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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Ādi 3.112
এই শ্লোকের অর্থ কহি সংক্ষেপের সার ।
ভক্তের ইচ্ছায় কৃষ্ণের সর্ব অবতার ॥ ১১২ ॥
ei ślokera artha kahi saṅkṣepera sāra
bhaktera icchāya kṛṣṇera sarva avatāra
The essence of the meaning of this verse is that Lord Kṛṣṇa appears in all His innumerable eternal forms because of the desires of His pure devotees.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Lord Kṛṣṇa has innumerable forms.
All these forms are eternal.
He appears in these forms because of the desires of His pure devotees.
Compassion and urgency. The holy name is offered for the age; divine love moves outward toward others.
The mood of Ādi 3 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:
The Lord, being satisfied by His pure devotees, descends to satisfy them. As such, being pleased by Advaita Ācārya, Lord Caitanya appeared.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Ādi 3
Learn the words of the verse.
Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What does this teaching help you appreciate about Kṛṣṇa’s relationship with His pure devotees?
Repeat the translation slowly today, giving special attention to the words “eternal forms” and “pure devotees.”
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