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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Ādi 5.105
রুদ্ররূপ ধরি’ করে জগৎ সংহার ।
সৃষ্টি–স্থিতি–প্রলয়—ইচ্ছায় যাঁহার ॥ ১০৫ ॥
rudra-rūpa dhari’ kare jagat saṁhāra
sṛṣṭi-sthiti-pralaya — icchāya yāṅhāra
Assuming the form of Rudra, He destroys the creation. Thus creation, maintenance and dissolution are created by His will.
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Assuming the form of Rudra, He destroys the creation. Creation, maintenance and dissolution take place by His will.
Maheśvara, or Lord Śiva, is not an ordinary living being. Nor is he equal to Lord Viṣṇu.
The Brahma-saṁhitā compares Viṣṇu to milk and Śiva to yogurt. Yogurt is different from milk, yet it is also milk.
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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:
In the Śvetadvīpa within every universe is a Śeṣa form of Godhead who serves Viṣṇu by assuming the form of His umbrella, slippers, couch, pillows, garments, residence, sacred thread, throne and so on. Lord Baladeva in Kṛṣṇaloka is Nityānanda Prabhu.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Ādi 5
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How does the milk-and-yogurt comparison help you understand both the connection and distinction between Viṣṇu and Śiva?
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