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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 5.163
মহাপ্রেমময় তিঁহো বসিলা অঙ্গনে ।
সকল বৈষ্ণব তাঁর বন্দিলা চরণে ॥ ১৬৩ ॥
mahā-prema-maya tiṅho vasilā aṅgane
sakala vaiṣṇava tāṅra vandilā caraṇe
Absorbed in emotional love, he sat in my courtyard, and all the Vaiṣṇavas bowed down at his feet.
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The visitor was absorbed in emotional love.
He sat in the author’s courtyard.
All the Vaiṣṇavas bowed down at his feet.
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:
The imaginary universal form is a partial manifestation of Garbhodakaśāyī Viṣṇu. 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.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.
Prema · Love of Godhead
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In this verse: “love”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What does the Vaiṣṇavas’ response show you about honoring one absorbed in love?
Read the translation slowly and reflect for a moment on the respect expressed by the Vaiṣṇavas’ bowing.
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