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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Ādi 5.110
নারায়ণের নাভিনাল–মধ্যেতে ধরণী ।
ধরণীর মধ্যে সপ্ত সমুদ্র যে গণি ॥ ১১০ ॥
nārāyaṇera nābhi-nāla-madhyete dharaṇī
dharaṇīra madhye sapta samudra ye gaṇi
The material planets rest within the stem that grows from the lotus navel of Lord Nārāyaṇa. Among these planets are seven oceans.
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A stem grows from the lotus navel of Lord Nārāyaṇa.
The material planets rest within this stem.
Among these planets are seven oceans.
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:
On each Vaikuṇṭha planet a four-handed Nārāyaṇa, expanded from the first quadruple manifestation, is present. The Personality of Godhead known as Śrī Balarāma in Kṛṣṇaloka is the original Saṅkarṣaṇa (attracting Deity), and from this Saṅkarṣaṇa expands another Saṅkarṣaṇa, called Mahā-saṅkarṣaṇa, who resides in one of the Vaikuṇṭha planets.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Ādi 5
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How does this description shape your understanding of the material planets’ relationship to Lord Nārāyaṇa?
Write one sentence recalling where the material planets rest.
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