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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Ādi 5.33
‘সিদ্ধলোক’ নাম তার প্রকৃতির পার ।
চিৎস্বরূপ, তাঁহা নাহি চিচ্ছক্তি–বিকার ॥ ৩৩ ॥
‘siddha-loka’ nāma tāra prakṛtira pāra
cit-svarūpa, tāṅhā nāhi cic-chakti vikāra
That region is called Siddhaloka, and it is beyond the material nature. Its essence is spiritual, but it does not have spiritual varieties.
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The region described is called Siddhaloka.
Siddhaloka is beyond material nature.
Its essence is spiritual, but it does not have spiritual varieties.
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:
Beyond the limitation of this material world is the spiritual sky, paravyoma, which has many spiritual planets, the supreme of which is called Kṛṣṇaloka. Kṛṣṇaloka, the abode of Kṛṣṇa, has three divisions, which are known as Dvārakā, Mathurā and Gokula.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Ādi 5
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What distinction does this verse draw between spiritual essence and spiritual varieties?
Write down Siddhaloka’s three features: beyond material nature, spiritual in essence, and without spiritual varieties.
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