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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 20.287
তাঁর নাভিপদ্ম হৈতে উঠিল এক পদ্ম ।
সেই পদ্মে হইল ব্রহ্মার জন্ম-সদ্ম ॥ ২৮৭ ॥
tāṅra nābhi-padma haite uṭhila eka padma
sei padme ha-ila brahmāra janma-sadma
“A lotus flower then sprouted from the lotus navel of that Garbhodakaśāyī Viṣṇu. That lotus flower became Lord Brahmā’s birthplace.
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A lotus flower sprouted from the lotus navel of Garbhodakaśāyī Viṣṇu.
That lotus flower became Lord Brahmā’s birthplace.
Lord Brahmā’s birthplace thus came from Garbhodakaśāyī Viṣṇu.
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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What does this description help you remember about the origin of Lord Brahmā’s birthplace?
Read the translation slowly, then recall where the lotus appeared and whose birthplace it became.
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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