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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 18.101
কৃষ্ণ কেনে দরশন দিবে কলিকালে ?
নিজ-ভ্রমে মূর্খ লোক করে কোলাহলে ॥ ১০১ ॥
kṛṣṇa kene daraśana dibe kali-kāle?
nija-bhrame mūrkha-loka kare kolāhale
“Why would Kṛṣṇa appear in the Age of Kali? Foolish people who are mistaken are simply causing agitation and making a tumult.
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According to scripture, Kṛṣṇa appears as Himself in Dvāpara-yuga. In Kali-yuga, He appears in a covered form.
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu is Kṛṣṇa in the garb of a devotee, accompanied by His associates.
Although Balabhadra Bhaṭṭācārya was personally serving Kṛṣṇa, he mistook Him for an ordinary man. He became confused because he did not follow the rules set down by śāstra and guru.
Śrīla Prabhupāda's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.
The purport of CC Madhya 18.101 quotesSB 11.5.32
As stated in Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (11.5.32), kṛṣṇa-varṇaṁ tviṣākṛṣṇaṁ sāṅgopāṅgāstra-pārṣadam.
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Overwhelmed recognition. Seeing the places of Kṛṣṇa’s pastimes evokes extraordinary remembrance and ecstasy.
The mood of Madhya 18 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:
In this way, their Kṛṣṇa consciousness was awakened, and they could understand that a sannyāsī is simply a living entity and not the Supreme Personality of Godhead. When Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu took His bath at Akrūra-ghāṭa, He submerged Himself in the water for a long time.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 18
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The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.
Sādhu-saṅga · Love grows through association
Spiritual association shapes the movement, empowers disciples, and reveals truths through loving conversations. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “associates”
Sevā · Love translated into service
Devotional service expressed through cleansing, caring, teaching, honoring others, and living as Kṛṣṇa’s servant. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “serving”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How can following śāstra and guru help me avoid judging only by outward appearance?
Write one sentence expressing this teaching: Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu is Kṛṣṇa appearing in the garb of a devotee.
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