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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 20.235
শ্রীহরি — শঙ্খচক্রপদ্মগদাকর ।
শ্রীকৃষ্ণ — শঙ্খগদাপদ্মচক্রকর ॥ ২৩৫ ॥
śrī-hari — śaṅkha-cakra-padma-gadā-kara
śrī-kṛṣṇa — śaṅkha-gadā-padma-cakra-kara
“Śrī Hari holds the conch, disc, lotus and club. Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa holds the conch, club, lotus and disc.
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Śrī Hari holds the conch, disc, lotus and club.
Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa holds the conch, club, lotus and disc.
Both lists begin with the conch and place the lotus third; the disc and club exchange positions.
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:
First they discussed the constitutional position of the living entities, and Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu explained to Sanātana Gosvāmī how the living entity is one of Lord Kṛṣṇa’s energies. After this, the Lord explained the way of devotional service.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 20
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The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.
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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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How can the shared positions help me remember the difference between these lists?
Today, copy both lists and circle the disc and club to notice their different 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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