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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Ādi 5.6
সেই কৃষ্ণ—নবদ্বীপে শ্রীচৈতন্যচন্দ্র ।
সেই বলরাম—সঙ্গে শ্রীনিত্যানন্দ ॥ ৬ ॥
sei kṛṣṇa — navadvīpe śrī-caitanya-candra
sei balarāma — saṅge śrī-nityānanda
That original Lord Kṛṣṇa appeared in Navadvīpa as Lord Caitanya, and Balarāma appeared with Him as Lord Nityānanda.
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The original Lord Kṛṣṇa appeared as Lord Caitanya.
Lord Caitanya’s appearance was in Navadvīpa.
Balarāma appeared with Him as Lord Nityānanda.
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:
Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa is the absolute Personality of Godhead, and His first expansion in a form for pastimes is Śrī Balarāma. Beyond the limitation of this material world is the spiritual sky, paravyoma, which has many spiritual planets, the supreme of which is called Kṛṣṇaloka.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Ādi 5
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