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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 20.231
শ্রীধর — পদ্মচক্রগদাশঙ্খকর ।
হৃষীকেশ — গদাচক্রপদ্মশঙ্খধর ॥ ২৩১ ॥
śrīdhara — padma-cakra-gadā-śaṅkha-kara
hṛṣīkeśa — gadā-cakra-padma-śaṅkha-dhara
“Lord Śrīdhara holds the lotus, disc, club and conch. Lord Hṛṣīkeśa holds the club, disc, lotus and conch.
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Lord Śrīdhara holds the lotus, disc, club and conch.
Lord Hṛṣīkeśa holds the club, disc, lotus and conch.
In both lists, the disc comes second and the conch comes last.
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:
For his garment, he used an old cloth of Tapana Miśra’s. Later, he exchanged his valuable blanket for a torn quilt.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.
Which shared details help me remember these two descriptions?
Write the two lists today and underline the objects that appear in the same positions.
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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