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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Ādi 3.85
প্রত্যক্ষে দেখহ নানা প্রকট প্রভাব ।
অলৌকিক কর্ম, অলৌকিক অনুভাব ॥ ৮৫ ॥
pratyakṣe dekhaha nānā prakaṭa prabhāva
alaukika karma, alaukika anubhāva
One can also directly see Lord Caitanya’s manifest influence in His uncommon deeds and uncommon Kṛṣṇa conscious realization.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Lord Caitanya’s manifest influence can also be seen directly.
His uncommon deeds reveal this influence.
His uncommon Kṛṣṇa conscious realization also reveals His influence.
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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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
Am I giving attention to both Lord Caitanya’s deeds and His Kṛṣṇa conscious realization?
Reread the translation and note its two signs of Lord Caitanya’s manifest influence.
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