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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 5.148
জগন্নাথ হন কৃষ্ণের ‘আত্মস্বরূপ’ ।
কিন্তু ইহাঁ দারুব্রহ্ম — স্থাবর-স্বরূপ ॥ ১৪৮ ॥
jagannātha hana kṛṣṇera ‘ātma-svarūpa’
kintu ihāṅ dāru-brahma — sthāvara-svarūpa
“There is no difference between Lord Jagannātha and Kṛṣṇa, but here Lord Jagannātha is fixed as the Absolute Person appearing in wood. Therefore He does not move.
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There is no difference between Lord Jagannātha and Kṛṣṇa.
Lord Jagannātha is the Absolute Person appearing in wood.
Here He is fixed and therefore does not move. His fixed appearance does not make Him different from Kṛṣṇa.
Humility and discernment. The Lord directs a seeker to Rāmānanda and clarifies genuine spiritual qualification.
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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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How does this teaching deepen your understanding of Lord Jagannātha’s appearance in wood?
Repeat thoughtfully today: Lord Jagannātha is the Absolute Person appearing in wood, not different from Kṛṣṇa.
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