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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 5.132Ādi 5.134

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Ādi 5.133

অতএব শ্রীকৃষ্ণচৈতন্য গোসাঞি ।

সর্ব অবতার–লীলা করি’ সবারে দেখাই ॥ ১৩৩ ॥

ataeva śrī-kṛṣṇa-caitanya gosāñi

sarva avatāra-līlā kari’ sabāre dekhāi

Translation

Therefore Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu has exhibited to everyone all the pastimes of all the various incarnations.

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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.

Lord Caitanya Exhibits All Incarnations’ Pastimes

  1. 1

    Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu exhibited the pastimes of the various incarnations.

  2. 2

    He exhibited all their pastimes, not merely those of one incarnation.

  3. 3

    He showed these pastimes to everyone.

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:

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.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. ataevatherefore
  2. śrī-kṛṣṇa-caitanyaLord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
  3. gosāñithe Lord
  4. sarvaall
  5. avatāra-līlāthe pastimes of different incarnations
  6. kari’exhibiting
  7. sabāreto everyone
  8. dekhāiHe showed
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Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

  • Audārya · Love that moves outward

    The freely offered gift of bhakti and prema, especially through nāma-saṅkīrtana and Mahāprabhu’s compassionate dealings. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “to everyone”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What stands out to you about Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu exhibiting the pastimes of all the various incarnations?

Practice

Read the translation aloud once, noting both “everyone” and “all the pastimes.”

Live this todayLord Caitanya Exhibits All Incarnations’ PastimesThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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