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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 20.365
কলিকালে সেই ‘কৃষ্ণাবতার’ নিশ্চয় ।
সুদৃঢ় করিয়া কহ, যাউক সংশয় ॥” ৩৬৫ ॥
kali-kāle sei ‘kṛṣṇāvatāra’ niścaya
sudṛḍha kariyā kaha, yāuka saṁśaya”
“The incarnation of Kṛṣṇa for this age is indicated by these symptoms. Please confirm this definitely so that all my doubts will go away.”
Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.ioThree study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Sanātana Gosvāmī sought definite confirmation that Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu is the incarnation of Kṛṣṇa for this age, so that his doubts would go away.
The śāstra describes the Lord in Kali-yuga as golden or yellow, distributing love of Kṛṣṇa and the saṅkīrtana movement. Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu vividly displayed these characteristics, which saintly persons accepted.
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu remained silent on this point, indirectly accepting Sanātana’s statement. The purport concludes that He was the direct incarnation of Lord Kṛṣṇa.
Śrīla Prabhupāda's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.
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:
The Lord also discussed the divisions of Kṛṣṇa’s different ages, such as bālya and paugaṇḍa, and the different pastimes of the different ages. He explained how Kṛṣṇa attained His permanent form when He reached youth.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 20
Learn the words of the verse.
The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.
Audārya · Love that moves outward
The freely offered gift of bhakti and prema, especially through nāma-saṅkīrtana and Mahāprabhu’s compassionate dealings. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “distributing”
Prema · Love of Godhead
The culminating devotional purpose that unites the narration: bestowed, cultivated, taught, celebrated, and tasted. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “love of krsna”
Sādhu-saṅga · Love grows through association
Spiritual association shapes the movement, empowers disciples, and reveals truths through loving conversations. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “saintly”
Concept links are an editorial study map; only the verse is the text itself.
Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How do scriptural descriptions and the acceptance of saintly persons help resolve Sanātana Gosvāmī’s doubts?
Spend a brief moment chanting the holy names, remembering Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s distribution of love of Kṛṣṇa.
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