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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Ādi 3.6
ব্রহ্মার এক দিনে তিহোঁ একবার ।
অবতীর্ণ হঞা করেন প্রকট বিহার ॥ ৬ ॥
brahmāra eka dine tiṅho eka-bāra
avatīrṇa hañā karena prakaṭa vihāra
Once in a day of Brahmā, He descends to this world to manifest His transcendental pastimes.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
The Lord descends to this world.
He descends once in a day of Brahmā.
His descent manifests His transcendental pastimes.
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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What does this verse teach me about the purpose of the Lord's descent?
Write one sentence recalling how often the Lord descends and what He manifests.
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