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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 8.4
জয় জয় অদ্বৈত ঈশ্বর অবতার ।
কৃষ্ণ অবতারি’ কৈল জগৎ-নিস্তার ॥ ৪ ॥
jaya jaya advaita īśvara avatāra
kṛṣṇa avatāri’ kaila jagat-nistāra
All glories to Advaita Prabhu, the incarnation of the Supreme Personality of Godhead! He induced Kṛṣṇa to descend and thus delivered the entire world.
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The author proclaims all glories to Advaita Prabhu.
Advaita Prabhu is the incarnation of the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
He induced Kṛṣṇa to descend and thus delivered the entire world.
Discomfort and vigilance. Fault-finding disrupts devotional life, exposing the emotional cost of criticism.
The mood of Antya 8 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:
The following summary of the eighth chapter is given by Śrīla Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura in his Amṛta-pravāha-bhāṣya. This chapter describes the history of the Lord’s dealings with Rāmacandra Purī.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Antya 8
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In this verse: “delivered”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How does Advaita Prabhu’s role in Kṛṣṇa’s descent deepen my gratitude toward Him?
Offer a brief expression of gratitude to Advaita Prabhu for inducing Kṛṣṇa to descend.
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