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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 5.144
যাহা হৈতে অন্য পুরুষসকল — ‘অধম’ ।
সেই হয় ‘পুরুষাধম’ — সরস্বতীর মন ॥ ১৪৪ ॥
yāhā haite anya puruṣa-sakala — ‘adhama’
sei haya ‘puruṣādhama’ — sarasvatīra mana
“Mother Sarasvatī takes ‘puruṣādhama’ to mean ‘puruṣottama,’ ‘He to whom all men are subordinate.’
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Mother Sarasvatī takes ‘puruṣādhama’ to mean ‘puruṣottama.’
Her meaning is ‘He to whom all men are subordinate.’ Kṛṣṇa is thus praised rather than diminished.
In the context of Jarāsandha’s accusation, Sarasvatī reveals a meaning that honors Kṛṣṇa’s supreme position.
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:
Although Svarūpa Dāmodara condemned the entire drama, by reference to secondary meanings of the introductory verse he nevertheless satisfied the brāhmaṇa. That brāhmaṇa poet thus became greatly obliged to Svarūpa Dāmodara Gosvāmī, renounced his family connections and stayed at Jagannātha Purī with the associates of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Antya 5
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How might remembering that all are subordinate to Kṛṣṇa encourage humility in you?
Take a quiet moment today to acknowledge Kṛṣṇa’s supreme position in a simple prayer.
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