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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Ādi 3.32
প্রথম লীলায় তাঁর ‘বিশ্বম্ভর’ নাম ।
ভক্তিরসে ভরিল, ধরিল ভূতগ্রাম ॥ ৩২ ॥
prathama līlāya tāṅra ‘viśvambhara’ nāma
bhakti-rase bharila, dharila bhūta-grāma
In His early pastimes He is known as Viśvambhara because He floods the world with the nectar of devotion and thus saves the living beings.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
In His early pastimes, the Lord is known as Viśvambhara.
He floods the world with the nectar of devotion.
By flooding the world with devotion, He saves the living beings.
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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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What does the image of a world flooded with devotion help me appreciate about Viśvambhara?
Take a moment today to thank Viśvambhara for bringing the nectar of devotion to the world.
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