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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 20.206
প্রদ্যুম্নের বিলাস — নৃসিংহ, জনার্দন ।
অনিরুদ্ধের বিলাস — হরি, কৃষ্ণ দুইজন ॥ ২০৬ ॥
pradyumnera vilāsa — nṛsiṁha, janārdana
aniruddhera vilāsa — hari, kṛṣṇa dui-jana
“The pastime forms of Pradyumna are Nṛsiṁha and Janārdana, and the pastime forms of Aniruddha are Hari and Kṛṣṇa.
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Nṛsiṁha and Janārdana are the pastime forms of Pradyumna.
Hari and Kṛṣṇa are the pastime forms of Aniruddha.
The translation identifies two pastime forms for each: Pradyumna and Aniruddha.
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:
Thus the Lord described the many forms of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. He also described the incarnations of God within the material world, incarnations such as the puruṣa-avatāras, manvantara-avatāras, guṇa-avatāras and śaktyāveśa-avatāras.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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Can I recall which pastime forms belong to Pradyumna and which belong to Aniruddha?
Write Pradyumna and Aniruddha on separate lines, with Their respective pastime forms beside Them.
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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