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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Ādi 5.26
পরব্যোম–মধ্যে করি’ স্বরূপ প্রকাশ ।
নারায়ণরূপে করেন বিবিধ বিলাস ॥ ২৬ ॥
para-vyoma-madhye kari’ svarūpa prakāśa
nārāyaṇa-rūpe karena vividha vilāsa
In the Vaikuṇṭha planets of the spiritual sky the Lord manifests His identity as Nārāyaṇa and performs pastimes in various ways.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
The Vaikuṇṭha planets are in the spiritual sky.
There the Lord manifests His identity as Nārāyaṇa.
As Nārāyaṇa, the Lord performs pastimes in various ways.
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:
On each Vaikuṇṭha planet a four-handed Nārāyaṇa, expanded from the first quadruple manifestation, is present. The Personality of Godhead known as Śrī Balarāma in Kṛṣṇaloka is the original Saṅkarṣaṇa (attracting Deity), and from this Saṅkarṣaṇa expands another Saṅkarṣaṇa, called Mahā-saṅkarṣaṇa, who resides in one of the Vaikuṇṭha planets.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Ādi 5
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How does this verse help you think of the spiritual sky as a place of the Lord’s activities?
Spend a quiet moment reflecting on Nārāyaṇa performing pastimes in the Vaikuṇṭha planets.
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