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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 20.184
তদেকাত্মরূপে ‘বিলাস’, ‘স্বাংশ’ — দুই ভেদ ।
বিলাস, স্বাংশের ভেদে বিবিধ বিভেদ ॥ ১৮৪ ॥
tad-ekātma-rūpe ‘vilāsa’, ‘svāṁśa’ — dui bheda
vilāsa, svāṁśera bhede vividha vibheda
“In the tad-ekātma-rūpa there are pastime expansions [vilāsa] and personal expansions [svāṁśa]. Consequently there are two divisions. According to pastime and personal expansion, there are various differences.
Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.ioThree study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Tad-ekātma-rūpa has two divisions: pastime expansions and personal expansions.
Pastime expansions are called vilāsa, and personal expansions are called svāṁśa.
There are various differences according to pastime and personal expansion.
Śrīla Prabhupāda's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.
Humility and restored identity. A seeker relinquishes status, asks fundamental questions, and receives sambandha knowledge.
The mood of Madhya 20 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:
While discussing the Absolute Truth, Śrī Kṛṣṇa, the Lord analyzed Brahman, Paramātmā and Bhagavān, as well as the expansions of the Lord called svayaṁ-rūpa, tad-ekātma and āveśa, which are divided into various branches known as vaibhava and prābhava. Thus the Lord described the many forms of the Supreme Personality of Godhead.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 20
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How does distinguishing vilāsa from svāṁśa help you follow these descriptions?
Write tad-ekātma-rūpa at the top of a page, with two branches labeled vilāsa (pastime expansions) and svāṁśa (personal expansions).
His recorded lectures on this verse, and the talks where he quotes it.
1 lecture given on it. Recordings and transcripts on prabhupada.io.
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