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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Ādi 3.30
চৈতন্যসিংহের নবদ্বীপে অবতার ।
সিংহগ্রীব, সিংহবীর্য, সিংহের হুঙ্কার ॥ ৩০ ॥
caitanya-siṁhera navadvīpe avatāra
siṁha-grīva, siṁha-vīrya, siṁhera huṅkāra
Thus the lionlike Lord Caitanya has appeared in Navadvīpa. He has the shoulders of a lion, the powers of a lion, and the loud voice of a lion.
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The lionlike Lord Caitanya has appeared in Navadvīpa.
He has the shoulders and powers of a lion.
His loud voice is also compared to that of a lion.
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:
As stated in this chapter, it was for this purpose that Lord Kṛṣṇa appeared personally in Navadvīpa in the form of Śrī Kṛṣṇa Caitanya Mahāprabhu. Kṛṣṇadāsa Kavirāja has herein presented much authentic evidence from Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam and other scriptures to substantiate the identity of Lord Caitanya with Śrī Kṛṣṇa Himself.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Ādi 3
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