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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Ādi 3.80
‘ভাগবতসন্দর্ভ’–গ্রন্থের মঙ্গলাচরণে ।
এ–শ্লোক জীবগোসাঞি করিয়াছেন ব্যাখ্যানে ॥ ৮০ ॥
‘bhāgavata-sandarbha’-granthera maṅgalācaraṇe
e-śloka jīva-gosāñi kariyāchena vyākhyāne
In the auspicious introduction to the Bhāgavata-sandarbha, Śrīla Jīva Gosvāmī has given the following verse as an explanation.
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The translation directs attention to the Bhāgavata-sandarbha.
Its auspicious introduction contains a verse given by Śrīla Jīva Gosvāmī.
That verse is presented here as an explanation.
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:
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. This forgetfulness was so overwhelming that Advaita Prabhu was convinced that no one but Lord Kṛṣṇa Himself could enlighten people about devotional service to the Supreme Lord.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Ādi 3
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