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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 20.285
প্রবেশ করিয়া দেখে, সব — অন্ধকার ।
রহিতে নাহিক স্থান, করিলা বিচার ॥ ২৮৫ ॥
praveśa kariyā dekhe, saba — andhakāra
rahite nāhika sthāna, karilā vicāra
“When Mahā-Viṣṇu entered each of the limitless universes, He saw that there was darkness all around and that there was no place to stay. He therefore began to consider the situation.
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Mahā-Viṣṇu entered each of the limitless universes.
He saw darkness all around and found no place to stay.
He therefore began to consider the situation.
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
Learn the words of the verse.
Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What conditions did Mahā-Viṣṇu observe when He entered the universes?
Reread the verse and name the two conditions the Lord saw before considering the situation.
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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