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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 5.97
ব্রহ্মাণ্ড–প্রমাণ পঞ্চাশৎকোটি–যোজন ।
আয়াম, বিস্তার, দুই হয় এক সম ॥ ৯৭ ॥
brahmāṇḍa-pramāṇa pañcāśat-koṭi-yojana
āyāma, vistāra, dui haya eka sama
The universe measures five hundred million yojanas. Its length and breadth are one and the same.
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The universe measures five hundred million yojanas.
Its length and breadth are equal.
The measurement is expressed in yojanas.
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 two details about the universe’s dimensions can you recall from this verse?
Write down the stated measurement and note beside it that the length and breadth are the same.
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