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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Ādi 4.13
অতএব বিষ্ণু তখন কৃষ্ণের শরীরে ।
বিষ্ণুদ্বারে করে কৃষ্ণ অসুর–সংহারে ॥ ১৩ ॥
ataeva viṣṇu takhana kṛṣṇera śarīre
viṣṇu-dvāre kare kṛṣṇa asura-saṁhāre
At that time, therefore, Lord Viṣṇu is present in the body of Lord Kṛṣṇa, and Lord Kṛṣṇa kills the demons through Him.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Lord Viṣṇu is present in the body of Lord Kṛṣṇa.
Lord Kṛṣṇa kills the demons.
He performs this killing through Lord Viṣṇu, who is within Him.
Profound longing. Kṛṣṇa desires to taste Rādhā’s love, His own sweetness as She sees it, and Her joy.
The mood of Ādi 4 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:
The first purpose was to relish the position of Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī, who is the prime reciprocator of transcendental love of Śrī Kṛṣṇa. Lord Kṛṣṇa is the reservoir of transcendental loving transactions with Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Ādi 4
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What distinction does this verse make about how Kṛṣṇa kills the demons?
Write one sentence explaining Viṣṇu’s role in Kṛṣṇa’s killing of the demons.
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