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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 5.162
শ্রীকৃষ্ণচৈতন্য-লীলা — অমৃতের সার ।
একলীলা-প্রবাহে বহে শত-শত ধার ॥ ১৬২ ॥
śrī-kṛṣṇa-caitanya-līlā — amṛtera sāra
eka-līlā-pravāhe vahe śata-śata dhāra
The pastimes of Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa Caitanya Mahāprabhu are the essence of nectar. From the stream of one of His pastimes flow hundreds and thousands of branches.
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The pastimes of Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa Caitanya Mahāprabhu are described as the essence of nectar.
A single pastime is compared to a stream from which hundreds and thousands of branches flow.
This image expresses the sweetness and richness of His pastimes. One narration can open into many connected accounts.
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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