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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Ādi 8.45
সূত্র করি’ সব লীলা করিল গ্রন্থন ।
পাছে বিস্তারিয়া তাহার কৈল বিবরণ ॥ ৪৫ ॥
sūtra kari’ saba līlā karila granthana
pāche vistāriyā tāhāra kaila vivaraṇa
He first summarized all the pastimes of the Lord and later described them vividly in detail.
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The author first summarized all the pastimes of the Lord.
He later described those pastimes in detail.
The detailed descriptions were vivid.
Vulnerability and obedience. Kavirāja writes by mercy and command rather than personal self-assertion.
The mood of Ādi 8 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:
All these ācāryas will bestow their causeless mercy upon a devotee and gradually purify his heart. When he is actually purified, automatically he will experience ecstasy in chanting the Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Ādi 8
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How does reading a summary prepare you to appreciate a detailed description?
Reread a description of the Lord’s pastimes and notice one vivid detail.
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