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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Ādi 6.119
দুই শ্লোকে কহিল অদ্বৈত–তত্ত্বনিরূপণ ।
পঞ্চতত্ত্বের বিচার কিছু শুন, ভক্তগণ ॥ ১১৯ ॥
dui śloke kahila advaita-tattva-nirūpaṇa
pañca-tattvera vicāra kichu śuna, bhakta-gaṇa
Thus in two verses I have described the truth concerning Advaita Ācārya. Now, O devotees, please hear about the five truths [pañca-tattva].
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
The author says he has described the truth concerning Advaita Ācārya in two verses.
He now turns to the five truths, called pañca-tattva.
He directly invites the devotees to hear about these five truths.
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:
The truth of Advaita Ācārya has been described in two verses. It is said that material nature has two features, namely the material cause and the efficient cause.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Ādi 6
Learn the words of the verse.
Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How will you respond to the invitation to hear about pañca-tattva?
Set aside a few quiet minutes today for attentive study of the teaching that follows.
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