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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Ādi 7.9
সেই কৃষ্ণ অবতীর্ণ শ্রীকৃষ্ণচৈতন্য ।
সেই পরিকরগণ সঙ্গে সব ধন্য ॥ ৯ ॥
sei kṛṣṇa avatīrṇa śrī-kṛṣṇa-caitanya
sei parikara-gaṇa saṅge saba dhanya
The selfsame Lord Kṛṣṇa advented Himself as Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu with all His eternal associates, who are also equally glorious.
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Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu is the selfsame Lord Kṛṣṇa.
He advented Himself with all His eternal associates.
His eternal associates are also equally glorious.
Collective delight. The Pañca-tattva gives divine love a relational and communal form.
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The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How does knowing that Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu is Kṛṣṇa Himself shape your understanding of Him?
Read the translation aloud once, remembering both the Lord and His glorious eternal associates.
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