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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Ādi 5.116
সেই বিষ্ণু হয় যাঁর অংশাংশের অংশ ।
সেই প্রভু নিত্যানন্দ—সর্ব–অবতংস ॥ ১১৬ ॥
sei viṣṇu haya yāṅra aṁśāṁśera aṁśa
sei prabhu nityānanda — sarva-avataṁsa
That Lord Viṣṇu is but a part of a part of a plenary portion of Lord Nityānanda, who is the source of all incarnations.
Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.ioThree study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Lord Viṣṇu is a part of a part of a plenary portion of Lord Nityānanda, the source of all incarnations.
The Lord of Śvetadvīpa has immense potency for creation and destruction.
Śrī Nityānanda Prabhu is Baladeva Himself, the original form of Saṅkarṣaṇa. He is the original form of the Lord of Śvetadvīpa.
Śrīla Prabhupāda's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.
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:
As the source of the material elements, the material energy is known as pradhāna, and as the source of the manifestations of the material energy it is known as māyā. But material nature is inert in that she has no independent power to do anything.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Ādi 5
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What does this teaching help you appreciate about Śrī Nityānanda Prabhu?
Write down the teaching that Lord Nityānanda is the source of all incarnations, and reflect on it for a moment.
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