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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Ādi 5.153
রাম–লক্ষ্মণ—কৃষ্ণ–রামের অংশবিশেষ ।
অবতার–কালে দোঁহে দোঁহাতে প্রবেশ ॥ ১৫৩ ॥
rāma-lakṣmaṇa — kṛṣṇa-rāmera aṁśa-viśeṣa
avatāra-kāle doṅhe doṅhāte praveśa
Śrī Rāma and Śrī Lakṣmaṇa, who are plenary portions of Lord Kṛṣṇa and Lord Balarāma respectively, entered into Them at the time of Kṛṣṇa’s and Balarāma’s appearance.
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Śrī Rāma and Śrī Lakṣmaṇa are plenary portions of Lord Kṛṣṇa and Lord Balarāma respectively. They entered into Them at the time of Kṛṣṇa’s and Balarāma’s appearance.
With reference to the Viṣṇu-dharmottara, the Laghu-bhāgavatāmṛta identifies Rāma, Lakṣmaṇa, Bharata and Śatrughna as incarnations of Vāsudeva, Saṅkarṣaṇa, Pradyumna and Aniruddha respectively.
The Padma Purāṇa describes Rāmacandra as Nārāyaṇa, and Lakṣmaṇa, Bharata and Śatrughna as Śeṣa, Cakra and Śaṅkha respectively. The Rāma-gīta of the Skanda Purāṇa describes the three brothers as Lord Rāma’s triple attendants.
Śrīla Prabhupāda's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.
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:
In that abode the Personality of Godhead expands Himself into four plenary portions — Kṛṣṇa, Balarāma, Pradyumna (the transcendental Cupid) and Aniruddha. They are known as the original quadruple forms.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Ādi 5
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