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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Ādi 5.194
আনন্দে বিহ্বল আমি, কিছু নাহি জানি ।
তবে হাসি’ প্রভু মোরে কহিলেন বাণী ॥ ১৯৪ ॥
ānande vihvala āmi, kichu nāhi jāni
tabe hāsi’ prabhu more kahilena vāṇī
I was overwhelmed with transcendental ecstasy, not knowing anything else. Then Lord Nityānanda smiled and spoke to me as follows.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
The speaker was overwhelmed with transcendental ecstasy.
In that absorption, he knew nothing else.
Then Lord Nityānanda smiled and began to speak to him.
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:
Lord Baladeva in Kṛṣṇaloka is Nityānanda Prabhu. Therefore Nityānanda Prabhu is the original Saṅkarṣaṇa, and Mahā-saṅkarṣaṇa and His expansions as the puruṣas in the universes are plenary expansions of Nityānanda Prabhu.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 impression does Lord Nityānanda’s smile leave on you?
Pause for a moment to reflect on Lord Nityānanda smiling before He speaks.
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