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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Ādi 5.140
কেয়ং বা কুত আয়াতা দৈবী বা নার্যুতাসুরী ।
প্রায়ো মায়াস্তু মে ভর্তুর্নান্যা মেঽপি বিমোহিনী ॥ ১৪০ ॥
keyaṁ vā kuta āyātā
daivī vā nāry utāsurī
prāyo māyāstu me bhartur
nānyā me ’pi vimohinī
“Who is this mystic power, and where has she come from? Is she a demigod or a demoness? She must be the illusory energy of My master, Lord Kṛṣṇa, for who else can bewilder Me?”
Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.ioThree study points drawn from the translation and purport.
The Lord’s playful pastimes caused suspicion in Lord Brahmā’s mind. To test Kṛṣṇa’s Lordship, he stole the calves and cowherd boys with his mystic power.
Śrī Kṛṣṇa responded by replacing all the calves and boys in the field.
Lord Balarāma was astonished and recognized this as the illusory energy of His master, Lord Kṛṣṇa. He wondered who else could bewilder Him.
Śrīla Prabhupāda's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.
The purport of CC Ādi 5.140 quotesSB 10.13.37
Lord Balarāma’s thoughts of astonishment at such wonderful retaliation are recorded in this verse.
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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:
But material nature is inert in that she has no independent power to do anything. She is empowered to make the cosmic manifestation by the glance of Mahā-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.
Vraja-smaraṇa · Remembrance of Vṛndāvana
The remembered sweetness of Vraja that colors Mahāprabhu’s pilgrimage, Ratha-yātrā, and later states of separation. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “cowherd”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How does Lord Balarāma’s astonishment help you appreciate Kṛṣṇa’s power?
Reread Lord Balarāma’s words and pause over His recognition of Kṛṣṇa as His master.
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