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How to study this verse, in six steps
  1. 1Say the verse. Read the transliteration aloud, slowly.
  2. 2Read the word meanings. Go through each word and its meaning.
  3. 3Read the translation. Ask: what is happening here, and who is it about?
  4. 4Read the purport slowly. Read it twice. Don't rush.
  5. 5See Lord Caitanya as Kṛṣṇa. Remember who is acting in the pastime.
  6. 6Take one thing into your day. Note one point and one practice.
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Ādi-līlā · Chapter 5: The Glories Of Lord Nityānanda Balarāma
Ādi 5.127Ādi 5.129

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Ādi 5.128

অবতার–অবতারী—অভেদ, যে জানে ।

পূর্বে যৈছে কৃষ্ণেকে কেহো কাহো করি’ মানে ॥ ১২৮ ॥

avatāra-avatārī — abheda, ye jāne

pūrve yaiche kṛṣṇake keho kāho kari’ māne

Translation

They know that there is no difference between the incarnation and the source of all incarnations. Previously Lord Kṛṣṇa was regarded in the light of different principles by different people.

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This verse has no purport; its meaning is explained by the verses around it.

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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

No Difference Between Incarnation and Source

  1. 1

    The devotees know there is no difference between the incarnation and the source of all incarnations.

  2. 2

    Previously, different people regarded Lord Kṛṣṇa in different ways.

  3. 3

    Their understandings described Him in the light of different principles.

How it feels

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

Further reading

Ādi 5: The Glories Of Lord Nityānanda Balarāma

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.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. avatāra-avatārīan incarnation and the source of all incarnations
  2. abhedaidentical
  3. ye jāneanyone who knows
  4. pūrveformerly
  5. yaichejust as
  6. kṛṣṇakeunto Lord Kṛṣṇa
  7. kehosomebody
  8. kāhosomewhere
  9. kari’making
  10. māneaccepts
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How does the teaching of no difference help you approach these different descriptions?

Practice

Write down the verse’s statement about the incarnation and the source, and reflect on it for a minute.

Live this todayNo Difference Between Incarnation and SourceThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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