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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Ādi 6.26
মহাবিষ্ণুর অংশ—অদ্বৈত গুনধাম ।
ঈশ্বরে অভেদ, তেঞি ‘অদ্বৈত’ পূর্ণ নাম ॥ ২৬ ॥
mahā-viṣṇura aṁśa — advaita guṇa-dhāma
īśvare abheda, teñi ‘advaita’ pūrṇa nāma
Śrī Advaita, who is a reservoir of virtues, is the main limb of Mahā-Viṣṇu. His full name is Advaita, for He is identical in all respects with that Lord.
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Śrī Advaita is a reservoir of virtues.
He is the main limb of Mahā-Viṣṇu.
His name is Advaita because He is identical in all respects with Mahā-Viṣṇu.
Devotional appeal. The glory of Advaita frames service as the deepest form of greatness.
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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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