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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 20.204
পুরুষোত্তম, অচ্যুত, নৃসিংহ, জনার্দন ।
হরি, কৃষ্ণ, অধোক্ষজ, উপেন্দ্র, — অষ্টজন ॥ ২০৪ ॥
puruṣottama, acyuta, nṛsiṁha, janārdana
hari, kṛṣṇa, adhokṣaja, upendra, — aṣṭa-jana
“The eight pastime expansions are Puruṣottama, Acyuta, Nṛsiṁha, Janārdana, Hari, Kṛṣṇa, Adhokṣaja and Upendra.
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Puruṣottama, Acyuta and Nṛsiṁha are among the eight pastime expansions.
Janārdana, Hari and Kṛṣṇa are also named among these expansions.
Adhokṣaja and Upendra complete the list of eight pastime expansions.
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:
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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Nāma-saṅkīrtana · The holy name shared together
Chanting the holy names as the yuga-dharma, the Lord’s public movement, and the opening prayer of Śikṣāṣṭaka. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “hari”
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1 lecture given on it. Recordings and transcripts on prabhupada.io.
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