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Read one verse of Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta with its Bengali, transliteration, word meanings, translation and study points.
Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Ādi 6.4
মহাবিষ্ণুর্জগৎকর্তা মায়য়া যঃ সৃজত্যদঃ ।
তস্যাবতার এবায়মদ্বৈতাচার্য ঈশ্বরঃ ॥ ৪ ॥
mahā-viṣṇur jagat-kartā
māyayā yaḥ sṛjaty adaḥ
tasyāvatāra evāyam
advaitācārya īśvaraḥ
Lord Advaita Ācārya is the incarnation of Mahā-Viṣṇu, whose main function is to create the cosmic world through the actions of māyā.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Lord Advaita Ācārya is the incarnation of Mahā-Viṣṇu.
Mahā-Viṣṇu’s main function is to create the cosmic world.
This creation takes place through the actions of māyā.
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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Write one sentence connecting Lord Advaita Ācārya with Mahā-Viṣṇu and His work of creation.
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