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Read one verse of Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta with its Bengali, transliteration, word meanings, translation and study points.
Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Ādi 5.127
অথবা ভক্তের বাক্য মানি সত্য করি’ ।
সকল সম্ভবে তাঁতে, যাতে অবতারী ॥ ১২৭ ॥
athavā bhaktera vākya māni satya kari’
sakala sambhave tāṅte, yāte avatārī
But I accept it as the truth because it has been said by devotees. Since He is the source of all incarnations, everything is possible in Him.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
The author accepts the statement as true because devotees have said it.
The Lord is the source of all incarnations.
Because He is their source, everything is possible in Him.
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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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How does the author’s trust in devotees shape the way you read this teaching?
Read the verse slowly and note its two grounds for acceptance: devotees’ words and the Lord’s position as the source.
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