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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 10.166
‘‘ব্রহ্মানন্দ’ নাম তুমি — গৌর-ব্রহ্ম ‘চল’।
শ্যামবর্ণ জগন্নাথ বসিয়াছেন ‘অচল’ ॥ ১৬৬ ॥
‘brahmānanda’ nāma tumi — gaura-brahma ‘cala’
śyāma-varṇa jagannātha vasiyāchena ‘acala’
“Both Brahmānanda and Gaurahari are moving, whereas the blackish Lord Jagannātha is sitting tight and immobile.”
Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.ioThree study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Brahmānanda Bhāratī wanted to prove that there is no difference between the Supreme Lord and the jīva. Caitanya Mahāprabhu argued by presenting Himself and Brahmānanda Bhāratī as jīvas: the jīvas are Brahman and are many, whereas the Supreme Brahman is one.
Brahmānanda Bhāratī also wanted to establish that Jagannātha and Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu are one, the Supreme Personality of Godhead. To fulfill His mission, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu appeared to be moving, while Lord Jagannātha appeared to be inert.
This was a jolly argument. Brahmānanda Bhāratī finally referred it to Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya for a decision.
Śrīla Prabhupāda's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.
Relief and affectionate reunion. Devotees gather as the Lord returns; separation is temporarily relieved.
The mood of Madhya 10 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:
When Brahmānanda understood Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu correctly, he accepted Him as Kṛṣṇa Himself. However, when Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya addressed Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu as Kṛṣṇa, the Lord immediately protested.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 10
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Can I distinguish the many jīvas from the one Supreme Brahman while recognizing Jagannātha and Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu as one Supreme Lord?
Write one sentence summarizing the distinction between the many jīvas and the one Supreme Brahman.
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