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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 5.151
সকল সংসারী লোকের করিতে উদ্ধার ।
গৌর-জঙ্গম রূপে কৈলা অবতার ॥ ১৫১ ॥
sakala saṁsārī lokera karite uddhāra
gaura-jaṅgama-rūpe kailā avatāra
“To deliver all the materially contaminated people of the world, that same Kṛṣṇa has descended in the moving form of Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu is that same Kṛṣṇa, not someone separate from Him.
Kṛṣṇa has descended to deliver all the materially contaminated people of the world.
As Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, He appears in a moving form, reaching people personally or through His representative.
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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In this verse: “deliver”
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What does Kṛṣṇa’s descent to deliver materially contaminated people reveal about His purpose?
Write one sentence recalling who Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu is and why He descended.
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