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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Ādi 3.27
সন্ত্ববতারা বহবঃ পঙ্কজনাভস্য সর্বতোভদ্রাঃ
কৃষ্ণাদন্যঃ কো বা লতাস্বপি প্রেমদো ভবতি ॥ ২৭ ॥
santv avatārā bahavaḥ paṅkaja-nābhasya sarvato-bhadrāḥ
kṛṣṇād anyaḥ ko vā latāsv api prema-do bhavati
“ ‘There may be many all-auspicious incarnations of the Personality of Godhead, but who other than Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa can bestow love of God upon the surrendered souls?’
Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.ioThree study points drawn from the translation and purport.
There may be many all-auspicious incarnations of the Personality of Godhead.
Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa uniquely bestows love of God upon surrendered souls.
This quotation comes from the writings of Bilvamaṅgala Ṭhākura and is found in the Laghu-bhāgavatāmṛta.
Śrīla Prabhupāda's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.
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 Supreme Personality of Godhead, Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa, after displaying His pastimes as Lord Kṛṣṇa, thought it wise to make His advent in the form of a devotee to explain personally the transcendental mellows of reciprocal service and love exchanged between Himself and His servants, friends, parents and fiancées. According to the Vedic literature, the foremost occupational duty for humanity in this Age of Kali is nāma-saṅkīrtana, or congregational chanting of the holy name of the Lord.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Ādi 3
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The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.
Prema · Love of Godhead
The culminating devotional purpose that unites the narration: bestowed, cultivated, taught, celebrated, and tasted. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “love”
Śaraṇāgati · Taking shelter
Turning toward Kṛṣṇa through shelter, surrender, dependence on guru, and unconditional devotional fidelity. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “surrendered”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How can I approach Śrī Kṛṣṇa with a more surrendered heart?
Offer one brief prayer to Śrī Kṛṣṇa asking for love of God.
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