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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Ādi 6.112
মূল ভক্ত–অবতার শ্রীসঙ্কর্ষণ ।
ভক্ত–অবতার তঁহি অদ্বৈতে গণন ॥ ১১২ ॥
mūla bhakta-avatāra śrī-saṅkarṣaṇa
bhakta-avatāra taṅhi advaite gaṇana
The original bhakta-avatāra is Saṅkarṣaṇa. Śrī Advaita is counted among such incarnations.
Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.ioThree study points drawn from the translation and purport.
When Lord Viṣṇu appears as a servitor, He is called an incarnation of a devotee of Lord Kṛṣṇa. Saṅkarṣaṇa is the original incarnation of a devotee.
Mahā-Viṣṇu is a manifestation of Saṅkarṣaṇa. Advaita Prabhu is accepted as an incarnation of Mahā-Viṣṇu.
Although Śrī Advaita Prabhu belongs to the Viṣṇu category, He serves Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu as His associate. He is an eternal servitor of Gaura Kṛṣṇa and is therefore accepted as a devotee incarnation.
Śrīla Prabhupāda's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.
Devotional appeal. The glory of Advaita frames service as the deepest form of greatness.
The mood of Ādi 6 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:
That Advaita, the superintendent of the cosmic manifestation, has descended in the form of Advaita Ācārya to associate with Lord Caitanya. When He is addressed as the servitor of Lord Caitanya, His glories are magnified because unless one is invigorated by this mentality of servitorship one cannot understand the mellows derived from devotional service to the Supreme Lord, Kṛṣṇa.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Ādi 6
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The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.
Sevā · Love translated into service
Devotional service expressed through cleansing, caring, teaching, honoring others, and living as Kṛṣṇa’s servant. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “serves”
Sādhu-saṅga · Love grows through association
Spiritual association shapes the movement, empowers disciples, and reveals truths through loving conversations. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “associate”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What does Śrī Advaita Prabhu’s example help you appreciate about serving the Lord?
Read the third point slowly and reflect for a moment on Śrī Advaita Prabhu’s servitorship.
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