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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Ādi 4.38
কোন কারণে যবে হৈল অবতারে মন ।
যুগধর্ম–কাল হৈল সে কালে মিলন ॥ ৩৮ ॥
kona kāraṇe yabe haila avatāre mana
yuga-dharma-kāla haila se kāle milana
When the Lord desired to appear for another reason, the time for promulgating the religion of the age also arose.
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The Lord desired to appear for another reason.
At the same time, the time had come to spread the religion of the age.
The Lord’s desire to appear coincided with the occasion for spreading that religion.
Profound longing. Kṛṣṇa desires to taste Rādhā’s love, His own sweetness as She sees it, and Her joy.
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From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
The second reason for His appearance was to understand the transcendental mellow of Himself. Lord Kṛṣṇa is all sweetness.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Ādi 4
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How does this verse help me see more than one purpose in the Lord’s appearance?
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