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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 5.37
তৈছে পরব্যোমে নানা চিচ্ছক্তিবিলাস ।
নির্বিশেষ জ্যোতির্বিম্ব বাহিরে প্রকাশ ॥ ৩৭ ॥
taiche para-vyome nānā cic-chakti-vilāsa
nirviśeṣa jyotir-bimba bāhire prakāśa
Thus in the spiritual sky there are varieties of pastimes within the spiritual energy. Outside the Vaikuṇṭha planets appears the impersonal reflection of light.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
There are varieties of pastimes in the spiritual sky.
These pastimes take place within the spiritual energy.
Outside the Vaikuṇṭha planets appears the impersonal reflection of light.
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:
Outside of the Vaikuṇṭha planets is the impersonal manifestation of Śrī Kṛṣṇa, which is known as Brahmaloka. On the other side of Brahmaloka is the spiritual kāraṇa-samudra, or Causal Ocean.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Ādi 5
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How does this description broaden your understanding of the spiritual sky?
Reread the translation and note its distinction between spiritual pastimes and impersonal light.
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