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How to study this verse, in six steps
  1. 1Say the verse. Read the transliteration aloud, slowly.
  2. 2Read the word meanings. Go through each word and its meaning.
  3. 3Read the translation. Ask: what is happening here, and who is it about?
  4. 4Read the purport slowly. Read it twice. Don't rush.
  5. 5See Lord Caitanya as Kṛṣṇa. Remember who is acting in the pastime.
  6. 6Take one thing into your day. Note one point and one practice.
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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Ādi 6.9

ইচ্ছায় অনন্ত মূর্তি করেন প্রকাশ ।

এক এক মূর্তে করেন ব্রহ্মাণ্ডে প্রবেশ ॥ ৯ ॥

icchāya ananta mūrti karena prakāśa

eka eka mūrte karena brahmāṇḍe praveśa

Translation

By His will He manifests Himself in unlimited forms, in which He enters each and every universe.

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This verse has no purport; its meaning is explained by the verses around it.

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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Unlimited Forms Manifest by His Will

  1. 1

    He manifests Himself by His own will.

  2. 2

    The forms in which He manifests Himself are unlimited.

  3. 3

    In these forms, He enters each and every universe.

How it feels

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

Further reading

Ādi 6: The Glories of Śrī Advaita Ācārya

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
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. icchāyaby His will
  2. ananta mūrtiunlimited forms
  3. karenadoes
  4. prakāśamanifestation
  5. eka ekaeach and every
  6. mūrteform
  7. karenadoes
  8. brahmāṇḍewithin the universe
  9. praveśaentrance
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What stands out to you about His entering every universe?

Practice

Read the translation slowly, pausing to reflect on the words “each and every universe.”

Live this todayUnlimited Forms Manifest by His WillThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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