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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Ādi 3.93
কৃষ্ণ যদি পৃথিবীতে করেন অবতার ।
প্রথমে করেন গুরুবর্গের সঞ্চার ॥ ৯৩ ॥
kṛṣṇa yadi pṛthivīte karena avatāra
prathame karena guru-vargera sañcāra
Whenever Śrī Kṛṣṇa desires to manifest His incarnation on earth, first He creates the incarnations of His respectable predecessors.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Śrī Kṛṣṇa desires to manifest His incarnation on earth.
Before appearing, He creates the incarnations of His respectable predecessors.
This preparation takes place whenever He desires to manifest His 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:
Therefore Advaita requested Lord Kṛṣṇa to appear as Lord Caitanya. Offering tulasī leaves and Ganges water, He cried for the Lord’s appearance.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Ādi 3
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What do I notice about the care and order in Kṛṣṇa’s preparation for His appearance?
Write one sentence summarizing what Śrī Kṛṣṇa arranges before His incarnation appears.
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