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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 20.393
অলাতচক্রপ্রায় সেই লীলাচক্র ফিরে ।
সব লীলা সব ব্রহ্মাণ্ডে ক্রমে উদয় করে ॥ ৩৯৩ ॥
alāta-cakra-prāya sei līlā-cakra phire
saba līlā saba brahmāṇḍe krame udaya kare
“The cycle of His pastimes turns like a wheel of fire. Thus Kṛṣṇa exhibits His pastimes one after the other in every universe.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
The cycle of Kṛṣṇa’s pastimes turns like a wheel of fire.
Kṛṣṇa exhibits His pastimes one after another.
This unfolding of His pastimes takes place in every universe.
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.
Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What does the image of a turning wheel help you understand about Kṛṣṇa’s pastimes?
Spend a minute reflecting on the wheel of fire as an image of Kṛṣṇa’s pastimes unfolding in every universe.
His recorded lectures on this verse, and the talks where he quotes it.
2 lectures given on it. Recordings and transcripts on prabhupada.io.
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