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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 5.122
ঈশ্বরের নাহি কভু দেহ-দেহি-ভেদ ।
স্বরূপ, দেহ, — চিদানন্দ, নাহিক বিভেদ ॥ ১২২ ॥
īśvarera nāhi kabhu deha-dehi-bheda
svarūpa, deha, — cid-ānanda, nāhika vibheda
“At no time is there a distinction between the body and the soul of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. His personal identity and His body are made of blissful spiritual energy. There is no distinction between them.
Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.ioThree study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Lord Kṛṣṇa’s existence is completely spiritual. His personal identity and His body are blissful spiritual energy, with no distinction between them.
The Absolute Truth is understood as Brahman, Paramātmā and Bhagavān. These are three angles of vision of the one, unchanging Absolute Truth.
The Lord’s form, name, attributes and pastimes are completely distinct from those of the material world. Conceiving of a separation between His body and soul places one under material conditioning.
Śrīla Prabhupāda's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.
Humility and discernment. The Lord directs a seeker to Rāmānanda and clarifies genuine spiritual qualification.
The mood of Antya 5 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:
When Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s secretary, Svarūpa Dāmodara Gosvāmī, heard the drama, he discerned a tinge of Māyāvāda philosophy and pointed it out to the author. Although Svarūpa Dāmodara condemned the entire drama, by reference to secondary meanings of the introductory verse he nevertheless satisfied the brāhmaṇa.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Antya 5
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The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.
Vipralambha · Love in separation
Separation that intensifies remembrance and longing; especially central to the confidential pastimes at Purī. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “separation”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
Which ordinary material assumptions do I need to set aside when thinking about Kṛṣṇa?
Read the translation aloud once, giving special attention to the words “At no time.”
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