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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Ādi 5.126
এসব প্রমাণে জানি নিত্যানন্দতত্ত্বসীমা ।
তাঁহাকে ‘অনন্ত’ কহি, কি তাঁর মহিমা ॥ ১২৬ ॥
e-saba pramāṇe jāni nityānanda-tattva-sīmā
tāṅhāke ‘ananta’ kahi, ki tāṅra mahimā
From these conclusions we can know the limit of the truth of Lord Nityānanda. But what glory is there in calling Him Ananta?
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
The conclusions presented give an understanding of the truth of Lord Nityānanda.
The verse asks what glory there is in calling Him Ananta.
This question points to Lord Nityānanda’s greatness beyond what that designation conveys.
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:
Therefore the material energy is not the original cause of the material manifestation. Rather, the transcendental glance of Mahā-Viṣṇu over material nature produces that cosmic manifestation.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Ādi 5
Learn the words of the verse.
Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What does the closing question suggest about the greatness of Lord Nityānanda?
Write one sentence about why calling Lord Nityānanda Ananta does not fully express His glory.
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