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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Ādi 6.21
অদ্বৈত–আচার্য—কোটিব্রহ্মাণ্ডের কর্তা ।
আর এক এক মূর্ত্যে ব্রহ্মাণ্ডের ভর্তা ॥ ২১ ॥
advaita-ācārya koṭi-brahmāṇḍera kartā
āra eka eka mūrtye brahmāṇḍera bhartā
Śrī Advaita Ācārya is the creator of millions and millions of universes, and by His expansions [as Garbhodakaśāyī Viṣṇu] He maintains each and every universe.
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Śrī Advaita Ācārya creates millions and millions of universes.
He maintains the universes through His expansions as Garbhodakaśāyī Viṣṇu.
His maintenance extends to each and every universe.
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 efficient causal activities are caused by Mahā-Viṣṇu, and the material causal activities are caused by another form of Mahā-Viṣṇu, known as Advaita. That Advaita, the superintendent of the cosmic manifestation, has descended in the form of Advaita Ācārya to associate with Lord Caitanya.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Ādi 6
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What stands out to me about the scope of Śrī Advaita Ācārya’s creation and maintenance?
Pause for a moment over the words “each and every universe,” reflecting on His care in maintaining them all.
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