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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Ādi 5.102
তাঁর নাভিপদ্ম হৈতে উঠিল এক পদ্ম ।
সেই পদ্মে হৈল ব্রহ্মার জন্ম–সদ্ম ॥ ১০২ ॥
tāṅra nābhi-padma haite uṭhila eka padma
sei padme haila brahmāra janma-sadma
From His navel grew a lotus flower, which became the birthplace of Lord Brahmā.
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A lotus flower grew from His navel.
That lotus became a birthplace.
Lord Brahmā was born on that lotus.
Shelter and wonder. The glory of Nityānanda reveals the intimate support behind the descent.
The mood of Ādi 5 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:
Garbhodakaśāyī Viṣṇu reclines in the midst of the watery portion of the universe and generates the first living creature of the universe, Brahmā. The imaginary universal form is a partial manifestation of Garbhodakaśāyī Viṣṇu.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Ādi 5
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How does Brahmā’s birthplace show his connection with the Lord?
Write one sentence recalling where the lotus grew and who was born on it.
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