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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Ādi 5.95
ভিতরে প্রবেশি’ দেখে সব অন্ধকার ।
রহিতে নাহিক স্থান করিল বিচার॥ ৯৫ ॥
bhitare praveśi’ dekhe saba andhakāra
rahite nāhika sthāna karila vicāra
Entering the universe, He found only darkness, with no place in which to reside. Thus He began to consider.
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Upon entering the universe, He found only darkness.
There was no place in which He could reside.
Finding these conditions, He began to consider.
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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What do you notice about the conditions He found upon entering the universe?
Pause over this verse and recall its three details: darkness, no place to reside, and His consideration.
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