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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 20.198
দ্বাদশ-মাসের দেবতা — এইবার জন ।
মার্গশীর্ষে — কেশব, পৌষে — নারায়ণ ॥ ১৯৮ ॥
dvādaśa-māsera devatā — ei-bāra jana
mārgaśīrṣe — keśava, pauṣe — nārāyaṇa
“These twelve are the predominating Deities of the twelve months. Keśava is the predominating Deity of Agrahāyana, and Nārāyaṇa is the predominating Deity of Pauṣa.
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These twelve are the predominating Deities of the twelve months.
Keśava is the predominating Deity of Agrahāyana.
Nārāyaṇa is the predominating Deity of Pauṣa.
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:
Thus Sanātana Gosvāmī finally arrived at Vārāṇasī and stood before the door of Candraśekhara. Caitanya Mahāprabhu called him in and ordered him to change his dress so that he would look like a gentleman.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 20
Learn the words of the verse.
Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How can you remember which months are associated with Keśava and Nārāyaṇa?
Write down Agrahāyana—Keśava and Pauṣa—Nārāyaṇa, then read both pairs aloud.
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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