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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 20.210
কৃষ্ণের প্রাভববিলাস — বাসুদেবাদি চারি জন ।
সেই চারিজনার বিলাস — বিংশতি গণন ॥ ২১০ ॥
kṛṣṇera prābhava-vilāsa — vāsudevādi cāri jana
sei cāri-janāra vilāsa — viṁśati gaṇana
“Vāsudeva and the three others are direct prābhava pastime forms of Lord Kṛṣṇa. Of these quadruple forms, the pastime expansions are twenty in number.
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Vāsudeva and the three others are direct prābhava pastime forms.
These quadruple forms are direct pastime forms of Lord Kṛṣṇa.
The pastime expansions of these quadruple forms are twenty in number.
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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How does this verse distinguish the four direct forms from Their twenty pastime expansions?
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