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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Texts Ādi 4.27-28
এই শুদ্ধভক্ত লঞা করিমু অবতার ।
করিব বিবিধবিধ অদ্ভুত বিহার ॥ ২৭ ॥
বৈকুণ্ঠাদ্যে নাহি যে যে লীলার প্রচার ।
সে সে লীলা করিব, যাতে মোর চমৎকার ॥ ২৮ ॥
ei śuddha-bhakta lañā karimu avatāra
kariba vividha-vidha adbhuta vihāra
“Taking these pure devotees with Me, I shall descend and sport in various wonderful ways, unknown even in Vaikuṇṭha. I shall broadcast such pastimes by which even I am amazed.
Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.ioThree study points drawn from the translation and purport.
The Lord descends with His pure devotees to enjoy wonderful pastimes unknown even in Vaikuṇṭha. He broadcasts pastimes that amaze even Himself.
Lord Caitanya is Lord Kṛṣṇa Himself. In this form, He educates His devotees to develop progressively toward pure devotional service.
The Lord appears periodically as a devotee. He takes part in wonderful activities depicted in His sublime philosophy and teachings.
Śrīla Prabhupāda's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.
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:
Lord Kṛṣṇa is the reservoir of transcendental loving transactions with Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī. The subject of those loving transactions is the Lord Himself, and Rādhārāṇī is the object.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Ādi 4
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The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.
Sevā · Love translated into service
Devotional service expressed through cleansing, caring, teaching, honoring others, and living as Kṛṣṇa’s servant. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “service”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What small step can I take toward the pure devotional service that Lord Caitanya teaches?
Choose one small act of devotional service today and perform it with the intention of progressing toward pure devotion.
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