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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 21.90
‘ত্র্যধীশ্বর’-শব্দের অর্থ ‘গূঢ়’ আর হয় ।
‘ত্রি’-শব্দে কৃষ্ণের তিন লোক কয় ॥ ৯০ ॥
‘tryadhīśvara’-śabdera artha ‘gūḍha’ āra haya
‘tri’-śabde kṛṣṇera tina loka kaya
“There is a very deep meaning in the word ‘try-adhīśvara,’ which indicates that Kṛṣṇa possesses three different lokas, or natures.
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The word try-adhīśvara has a very deep meaning.
It means “proprietor of the three worlds,” indicating that Kṛṣṇa possesses three different lokas, or natures.
Kṛṣṇa is the supreme proprietor of all three worlds.
Śrīla Prabhupāda's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.
The purport of CC Madhya 21.90 quotesBG 5.29
This is explained by Lord Kṛṣṇa in the Bhagavad-gītā (5.29):
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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:
There is also a description of one of Kṛṣṇa’s pastimes with Brahmā. In this chapter the author of the Caitanya-caritāmṛta has presented some nice poems about the pastimes of Kṛṣṇa and Kṛṣṇa’s superexcellent beauty.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 21
Learn the words of the verse.
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What does the word “proprietor” help you understand about Kṛṣṇa’s relationship with the three worlds?
Write down try-adhīśvara and its meaning, “proprietor of the three worlds.”
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