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Read one verse of Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta with its Bengali, transliteration, word meanings, translation and study points.
Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Ādi 5.157
নিত্যানন্দ–মহিমা–সিন্ধু অনন্ত, অপার ।
এক কণা স্পর্শি মাত্র,—সে কৃপা তাঁহার ॥ ১৫৭ ॥
nityānanda-mahimā-sindhu ananta, apāra
eka kaṇā sparśi mātra, — se kṛpā tāṅhāra
The ocean of Lord Nityānanda’s glories is infinite and unfathomable. Only by His mercy can I touch even a drop of it.
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Lord Nityānanda’s glories are compared to an ocean.
That ocean is infinite and unfathomable.
The author can touch even a drop of those glories only by Lord Nityānanda’s mercy.
Shelter and wonder. The glory of Nityānanda reveals the intimate support behind the descent.
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From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
On the Vaikuṇṭha planet in every universe is an ocean of milk, and within that ocean is an island called Śvetadvīpa, where Lord Viṣṇu lives. Therefore this chapter describes two Śvetadvīpas — one in the abode of Kṛṣṇa and the other in the ocean of milk in every universe.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Ādi 5
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What does the image of touching just one drop teach you about approaching Lord Nityānanda’s glories?
Offer a brief prayer for Lord Nityānanda’s mercy to appreciate even a little of His glories.
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