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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 20.233
পুরুষোত্তম — চক্রপদ্মশঙ্খগদাধর ।
শ্রীঅচ্যুত — গদাপদ্মচক্রশঙ্খধর ॥ ২৩৩ ॥
puruṣottama — cakra-padma-śaṅkha-gadā-dhara
śrī-acyuta — gadā-padma-cakra-śaṅkha-dhara
“Lord Puruṣottama holds the disc, lotus, conch and club. Lord Acyuta holds the club, lotus, disc and conch.
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Lord Puruṣottama holds the disc, lotus, conch and club.
Lord Acyuta holds the club, lotus, disc and conch.
The lotus is listed second for both Puruṣottama and Acyuta.
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.
Can I notice both the shared detail and the differences in these lists?
Today, write each Lord’s name followed by His four objects in the given order.
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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