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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Ādi 5.134
এইরূপে নিত্যানন্দ ‘অনন্ত’–প্রকাশ ।
সেইভাবে—কহে মুঞি চৈতন্যের দাস ॥ ১৩৪ ॥
ei-rūpe nityānanda ‘ananta’-prakāśa
sei-bhāve — kahe muñi caitanyera dāsa
Thus Lord Nityānanda has unlimited incarnations. In transcendental emotion He calls Himself a servant of Lord Caitanya.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Lord Nityānanda has unlimited incarnations.
He calls Himself a servant of Lord Caitanya.
He expresses this identity in transcendental emotion.
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:
Rather, the transcendental glance of Mahā-Viṣṇu over material nature produces that cosmic manifestation. Mahā-Viṣṇu again enters every universe as the reservoir of all living entities, Garbhodakaśāyī Viṣṇu.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Ādi 5
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The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.
Sevā · Love translated into service
Devotional service expressed through cleansing, caring, teaching, honoring others, and living as Kṛṣṇa’s servant. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “servant”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What strikes you about Lord Nityānanda having unlimited incarnations yet calling Himself a servant?
Spend a quiet minute reflecting on Lord Nityānanda’s desire to be known as Lord Caitanya’s servant.
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