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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Ādi 6.36
আচার্য গোসাঞির গুণ–মহিমা অপার ।
জীবকীট কোথায় পাইবেক তার পার ॥ ৩৬ ॥
ācārya gosāñira guṇa-mahimā apāra
jīva-kīṭa kothāya pāibeka tāra pāra
The glory and attributes of Advaita Ācārya are unlimited. How can the insignificant living entities fathom them?
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
The glory of Advaita Ācārya is unlimited.
His attributes are also unlimited.
Insignificant living entities cannot fathom the fullness of His glory and attributes.
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.
The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.
Dainya & humility · Making room for grace
The humility expressed by the author, devotees, transformed scholars, renunciants, and the Śikṣāṣṭaka. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “insignificant”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How can you approach unlimited spiritual glory with humility?
Pause before studying today and acknowledge that your understanding of Advaita Ācārya is limited.
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