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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 21.78
দ্বারকাদি — বিভু, তার এই ত প্রমাণ ।
‘আমারই ব্রহ্মাণ্ডে কৃষ্ণ’ সবার হৈল জ্ঞান ॥ ৭৮ ॥
dvārakādi — vibhu, tāra ei ta pramāṇa
‘āmāra-i brahmāṇḍe kṛṣṇa’ sabāra haila jñāna
“This is the proof of Dvārakā’s opulence: all the Brahmās thought, ‘Kṛṣṇa is now staying in my jurisdiction.’
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
The verse presents proof of Dvārakā’s opulence.
All the Brahmās thought that Kṛṣṇa was staying in their own jurisdiction.
Each held this same understanding of Kṛṣṇa’s presence.
Awe becoming attraction. The Lord’s vast opulence is placed beside the intimate sweetness of Kṛṣṇa.
The mood of Madhya 21 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:
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu then describes Lord Brahmā’s interview with Kṛṣṇa at Dvārakā and the Lord’s curbing the pride of Brahmā. There is also a description of one of Kṛṣṇa’s pastimes with Brahmā.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 21
Learn the words of the verse.
Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What amazes you about each Brahmā thinking Kṛṣṇa was in his own jurisdiction?
Reread the Brahmās’ thought and spend a moment appreciating Dvārakā’s opulence.
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