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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Ādi 5.173
চৈতন্যপ্রভুতে তাঁর সুদৃঢ় বিশ্বাস ।
নিত্যানন্দ–প্রতি তাঁর বিশ্বাস–আভাস ॥ ১৭৩ ॥
caitanya-prabhute tāṅra sudṛḍha viśvāsa
nityānanda-prati tāṅra viśvāsa-ābhāsa
My brother had firm faith in Lord Caitanya but only a dim glimmer of faith in Lord Nityānanda.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
The author’s brother had firm faith in Lord Caitanya.
His faith in Lord Nityānanda was only a dim glimmer.
The translation contrasts his strong faith in one Lord with his weak faith in the other.
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:
Kṛṣṇadāsa Kavirāja’s brother invited Śrī Mīnaketana Rāmadāsa, a great devotee of Lord Nityānanda, to his home, but a priest named Guṇārṇava Miśra did not receive him well, and Kṛṣṇadāsa Kavirāja Gosvāmī’s brother, not recognizing the glories of Lord Nityānanda, also took sides with the priest. Therefore Rāmadāsa became sorry, broke his flute and went away.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Ādi 5
Learn the words of the verse.
Take one thing from this verse into your day.
Do I notice an imbalance in my regard for Lord Caitanya and Lord Nityānanda?
Take a moment today to reflect honestly on your faith in each of the two Lords.
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