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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Ādi 5.74
তাঁর এক স্বরূপ—শ্রীমহাসঙ্কর্ষণ ।
তাঁর অংশ ‘পুরুষ’ হয় কলাতে গণন ॥ ৭৪ ॥
tāṅra eka svarūpa — śrī-mahā-saṅkarṣaṇa
tāṅra aṁśa ‘puruṣa’ haya kalāte gaṇana
Balarāma’s own expansion is called Mahā-saṅkarṣaṇa, and His fragment, the puruṣa, is counted as a kalā, or a part of a plenary portion.
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Balarāma’s own expansion is called Mahā-saṅkarṣaṇa.
The puruṣa is a fragment of Mahā-saṅkarṣaṇa.
This puruṣa is counted as a kalā, meaning a part of a plenary portion.
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:
In the Causal Ocean is Mahā-Viṣṇu, the original puruṣa expansion from Saṅkarṣaṇa. Mahā-Viṣṇu places His glance over the material energy, and by a reflection of His transcendental body He amalgamates Himself within the material elements.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Ādi 5
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How does the meaning of kalā help you understand the relationship described here?
Write out the relationship from Balarāma to Mahā-saṅkarṣaṇa to the puruṣa, noting the meaning of kalā.
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