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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 5.149
তাঁহা-সহ আত্মতা একরূপ হঞা ।
কৃষ্ণ একতত্ত্বরূপ — দুই রূপ হঞা ॥ ১৪৯ ॥
tāṅhā-saha ātmatā eka-rūpa hañā
kṛṣṇa eka-tattva-rūpa — dui rūpa hañā
“Thus Lord Jagannātha and Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, although appearing as two, are one because They are both Kṛṣṇa, who is one alone.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Lord Jagannātha and Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu appear as two.
Although appearing as two, They are one because They are both Kṛṣṇa.
Kṛṣṇa is one alone. Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu is therefore Kṛṣṇa Himself, as is Lord Jagannātha.
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 does recognizing Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and Lord Jagannātha as Kṛṣṇa Himself shape your devotion?
Read this translation slowly today, then offer a brief prayer acknowledging that Lord Jagannātha and Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu are both Kṛṣṇa.
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