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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 5.159
বেদগুহ্য কথা এই অযোগ্য কহিতে ।
তথাপি কহিয়ে তাঁর কৃপা প্রকাশিতে ॥ ১৫৯ ॥
veda-guhya kathā ei ayogya kahite
tathāpi kahiye tāṅra kṛpā prakāśite
To disclose it is not proper, for it should be kept as confidential as the Vedas, yet I shall speak of it to make His mercy known to all.
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The author says that disclosing this matter is not proper.
It should be kept as confidential as the Vedas.
Yet he chooses to speak so that this mercy may be known to all.
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:
Garbhodakaśāyī Viṣṇu reclines in the midst of the watery portion of the universe and generates the first living creature of the universe, Brahmā. The imaginary universal form is a partial manifestation of 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.
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What do you notice about the author’s purpose in sharing something confidential?
Write one sentence explaining why the author chooses to speak.
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