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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Ādi 6.27
পূর্বে যৈছে কৈল সর্ব–বিশ্বের সৃজন ।
অবতরি’ কৈল এবে ভক্তি–প্রবর্তন ॥ ২৭ ॥
pūrve yaiche kaila sarva-viśvera sṛjana
avatari’ kaila ebe bhakti-pravartana
As He had formerly created all the universes, now He descended to introduce the path of bhakti.
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He had formerly created all the universes.
Now He descended to introduce the path of bhakti.
The creator of all the universes came to teach devotional service.
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:
It is said that material nature has two features, namely the material cause and the efficient cause. 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.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: “service”
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What strikes you about the creator of the universes descending to introduce bhakti?
Write one sentence describing the purpose of His descent.
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