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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Ādi 6.98
একমাত্র ‘অংশী’—কৃষ্ণ, ‘অংশ’—অবতার ।
অংশী অংশে দেখি জ্যেষ্ঠ–কনিষ্ঠ–আচার ॥ ৯৮ ॥
eka-mātra ‘aṁśī’ — kṛṣṇa, ‘aṁśa’ — avatāra
aṁśī aṁśe dekhi jyeṣṭha-kaniṣṭha-ācāra
Lord Kṛṣṇa is the source of all incarnations, and all others are His parts or partial incarnations. We find that the whole and the part behave as superior and inferior.
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Lord Kṛṣṇa is the source of all incarnations.
All other incarnations are His parts or partial incarnations.
The whole and the part behave as superior and inferior.
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:
That Advaita, the superintendent of the cosmic manifestation, has descended in the form of Advaita Ācārya to associate with Lord Caitanya. When He is addressed as the servitor of Lord Caitanya, His glories are magnified because unless one is invigorated by this mentality of servitorship one cannot understand the mellows derived from devotional service to the Supreme Lord, Kṛṣṇa.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Ādi 6
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How does recognizing Kṛṣṇa as the source clarify His relationship with the other incarnations?
Write a brief summary distinguishing the source of all incarnations from His parts or partial incarnations.
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