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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Ādi 3.53
শুন, ভাই, এই সব চৈতন্য–মহিমা ।
এই শ্লোকে কহে তাঁর মহিমার সীমা ॥ ৫৩ ॥
śuna, bhāi, ei saba caitanya-mahimā
ei śloke kahe tāṅra mahimāra sīmā
My dear brothers, please hear all these glories of Lord Caitanya. This verse clearly summarizes His activities and characteristics.
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The reader is warmly addressed as one of the speaker’s dear brothers.
The speaker asks everyone to hear the glories of Lord Caitanya.
The verse being discussed clearly summarizes His activities and characteristics.
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 appearance of Lord Caitanya is both significant and confidential. He can be appreciated only by pure devotees and only through the process of devotional service.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.
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How attentively do I hear about Lord Caitanya’s activities and characteristics?
Read this translation aloud as a personal invitation to hear Lord Caitanya’s glories.
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