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Read one verse of Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta with its Bengali, transliteration, word meanings, translation and study points.
Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Ādi 4.276
মঙ্গলাচরণং কৃষ্ণচৈতন্য–তত্ত্বলক্ষণম্ ।
প্রয়োজনঞ্চাবতারে শ্লোকষট্কৈর্নিরূপিতম্ ॥ ২৭৬ ॥
maṅgalācaraṇaṁ kṛṣṇa-
caitanya-tattva-lakṣaṇam
prayojanaṁ cāvatāre
śloka-ṣaṭkair nirūpitam
Thus the auspicious invocation, the essential nature of the truth of Lord Caitanya, and the need for His appearance have been set forth in six verses.
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The auspicious invocation has been set forth in six verses.
These verses explain the essential nature of the truth of Lord Caitanya.
They also explain the need for His appearance.
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 transactions of Kṛṣṇa and Rādhā are completely different from material lust. Therefore the author has very clearly distinguished between them.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Ādi 4
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What have you understood about the essential nature of Lord Caitanya and the need for His appearance?
Write one sentence today summarizing what you have learned about why Lord Caitanya appeared.
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