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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Ādi 3.76
পাষণ্ডদলনবানা নিত্যানন্দ রায় ।
আচার্য–হুঙ্কারে পাপ–পাষণ্ডী পলায় ॥ ৭৬ ॥
pāṣaṇḍa-dalana-vānā nityānanda rāya
ācārya-huṅkāre pāpa-pāṣaṇḍī palāya
Lord Nityānanda’s very features indicate that He is the subduer of the unbelievers. All sins and unbelievers flee from the loud shouts of Advaita Ācārya.
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Lord Nityānanda’s very features indicate His power to subdue unbelievers.
All sins flee from the loud shouts of Advaita Ācārya.
Unbelievers also flee from Advaita Ācārya’s loud shouts.
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:
Advaita Ācārya was a contemporary of Lord Caitanya’s father. He felt sorry for the condition of the world because even after Lord Kṛṣṇa’s appearance, no one had interest in devotional service to Kṛṣṇa.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Ādi 3
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What does this description teach me about the power of Lord Nityānanda and Advaita Ācārya?
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