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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Ādi 3.88
আপনা লুকাইতে কৃষ্ণ নানা যত্ন করে ।
তথাপি তাঁহার ভক্ত জানয়ে তাঁহারে ॥ ৮৮ ॥
āpanā lukāite kṛṣṇa nānā yatna kare
tathāpi tāṅhāra bhakta jānaye tāṅhāre
Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa tries to hide Himself in various ways, but nevertheless His pure devotees know Him as He is.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa tries to hide Himself.
He does this in various ways.
Nevertheless, His pure devotees know Him as He is.
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:
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. Therefore Advaita requested Lord Kṛṣṇa to appear as Lord Caitanya.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Ādi 3
Learn the words of the verse.
Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What does this verse teach me about the recognition of Kṛṣṇa by His pure devotees?
Offer a brief prayer today expressing your desire to know Kṛṣṇa as He is.
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