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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 20.152
কৃষ্ণের স্বরূপ-বিচার শুন, সনাতন ।
অদ্বয়জ্ঞান-তত্ত্ব, ব্রজে ব্রজেন্দ্রনন্দন ॥ ১৫২ ॥
kṛṣṇera svarūpa-vicāra śuna, sanātana
advaya-jñāna-tattva, vraje vrajendra-nandana
“O Sanātana, please hear about the eternal form of Lord Kṛṣṇa. He is the Absolute Truth, devoid of duality but present in Vṛndāvana as the son of Nanda Mahārāja.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Sanātana is asked to hear about the eternal form of Lord Kṛṣṇa.
Kṛṣṇa is the Absolute Truth, devoid of duality.
That same Kṛṣṇa is present in Vṛndāvana as the son of Nanda Mahārāja.
Humility and restored identity. A seeker relinquishes status, asks fundamental questions, and receives sambandha knowledge.
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From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
At this time Caitanya Mahāprabhu was very pleased with him, and thus Śrī Sanātana Gosvāmī received knowledge of the Absolute Truth from the Lord Himself. First they discussed the constitutional position of the living entities, and Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu explained to Sanātana Gosvāmī how the living entity is one of Lord Kṛṣṇa’s energies.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 20
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The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.
Vraja-smaraṇa · Remembrance of Vṛndāvana
The remembered sweetness of Vraja that colors Mahāprabhu’s pilgrimage, Ratha-yātrā, and later states of separation. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “vṛndāvana”, “nanda”
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How does this verse bring together Kṛṣṇa’s absolute nature and His presence as Nanda Mahārāja’s son?
Read the translation aloud once, pausing to reflect on Kṛṣṇa’s eternal form.
His recorded lectures on this verse, and the talks where he quotes it.
1 lecture given on it · quoted in 2 more lectures. Recordings and transcripts on prabhupada.io.
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