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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Ādi 5.88
এই মত গীতাতেহ পুনঃ পুনঃ কয় ।
সর্বদা ঈশ্বর–তত্ত্ব অচিন্ত্যশক্তি হয় ॥ ৮৮ ॥
ei mata gītāteha punaḥ punaḥ kaya
sarvadā īśvara-tattva acintya-śakti haya
Thus the Bhagavad-gītā also states again and again that the Absolute Truth always possesses inconceivable power.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
The Absolute Truth possesses inconceivable power.
This power is always present, not merely occasional.
The Bhagavad-gītā states this teaching again and again.
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:
But material nature is inert in that she has no independent power to do anything. She is empowered to make the cosmic manifestation by the glance of Mahā-Viṣṇu.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Ādi 5
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How does acknowledging inconceivable power affect the way you approach the Absolute Truth?
Read the translation twice today, giving special attention to the words “always” and “inconceivable.”
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