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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Ādi 3.92
আচার্য গোসাঞি প্রভুর ভক্ত–অবতার ।
কৃষ্ণ–অবতার–হেতু যাঁহার হুঙ্কার ॥ ৯২ ॥
ācārya gosāñi prabhura bhakta-avatāra
kṛṣṇa-avatāra-hetu yāṅhāra huṅkāra
Advaita Ācārya Gosvāmī is an incarnation of the Lord as a devotee. His loud calling was the cause for Kṛṣṇa’s incarnation.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Advaita Ācārya Gosvāmī is an incarnation of the Lord.
He appears as a devotee.
His loud calling was the cause for Kṛṣṇa’s incarnation.
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
Learn the words of the verse.
Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What does Advaita Ācārya’s calling reveal to me about the importance of devotion?
Read the translation aloud once, giving special attention to the Lord appearing as a devotee.
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