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Read one verse of Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta with its Bengali, transliteration, word meanings, translation and study points.
Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 5.123
“দেহ-দেহি-বিভাগোঽয়ং নেশ্বরে বিদ্যতে ক্বচিৎ ।।” ১২৩ ।। ॥ ১২৩ ॥
“deha-dehi-vibhāgo ’yaṁ
neśvare vidyate kvacit”
“ ‘There is no distinction between the body and the soul of the Supreme Personality of Godhead at any time.’
Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.ioThree study points drawn from the translation and purport.
There is no distinction between the body and soul of the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
The words “at any time” make this teaching unconditional. No time is an exception.
The purport identifies this statement as a quotation from the Kūrma Purāṇa. It is also included in the Laghu-bhāgavatāmṛta.
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
Learn the words of the verse.
Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What does “at any time” add to my understanding of the Lord’s identity?
Copy the translation once and underline “at any time.”
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