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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 20.234
শ্ৰীনৃসিংহ — চক্রপদ্মগদাশঙ্খধর ।
জনার্দন — পদ্মচক্রশঙ্খগদাকর ॥ ২৩৪ ॥
śrī-nṛsiṁha — cakra-padma-gadā-śaṅkha-dhara
janārdana — padma-cakra-śaṅkha-gadā-kara
“Lord Nṛsiṁha holds the disc, lotus, club and conch. Lord Janārdana holds the lotus, disc, conch and club.
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Lord Nṛsiṁha holds the disc, lotus, club and conch.
Lord Janārdana holds the lotus, disc, conch and club.
Both hold the same four objects, with a different order given for each.
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.
What do I notice when I read these two descriptions slowly?
Read the lists aloud today, pausing after each object to attend to its place in the list.
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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