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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 20.265
সেই মায়া অবলোকিতে শ্রীসঙ্কর্ষণ ।
পুরুষরূপে অবতীর্ণ হইলা প্রথম ॥ ২৬৫ ॥
sei māyā avalokite śrī-saṅkarṣaṇa
puruṣa-rūpe avatīrṇa ha-ilā prathama
“To glance over that material energy and empower her, Lord Saṅkarṣaṇa first incarnates as Lord Mahā-Viṣṇu.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Lord Saṅkarṣaṇa first incarnates as Lord Mahā-Viṣṇu.
Lord Mahā-Viṣṇu glances over the material energy.
The purpose of His glance is to empower her.
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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How does the material energy receive empowerment according to this verse?
Write a brief note linking Lord Saṅkarṣaṇa, Lord Mahā-Viṣṇu, and the empowering glance.
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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