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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 24.20
শক্তি, কম্প, পরিপাটী, যুক্তি, শক্ত্যে আক্রমণ ।
চরণ-চালনে কাঁপাইল ত্রিভুবন ॥ ২০ ॥
śakti, kampa, paripāṭī, yukti, śaktye ākramaṇa
caraṇa-cālane kāṅpāila tribhuvana
“ ‘Krama’ also means ‘power,’ ‘trembling,’ ‘a systematic method,’ ‘argument’ and ‘a forcible attack by stepping forward.’ Thus Vāmana caused the three worlds to tremble.
Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.ioThree study points drawn from the translation and purport.
“Krama” can mean power, trembling, a systematic method, argument or a forcible attack by stepping forward.
“Uru” means “very great,” and “krama” means “step.” When Lord Vāmanadeva was offered three steps of land, He expanded His steps to cover the entire universe.
His steps caused the three worlds to tremble. Therefore Śrī Vāmanadeva, the incarnation of Lord Viṣṇu, is called Urukrama.
Śrīla Prabhupāda's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.
Intellectual wonder humbled. Many explanations converge on the attractiveness of devotion; a hunter’s heart is transformed.
The mood of Madhya 24 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 following summary of this chapter is given by Śrīla Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura in his Amṛta-pravāha-bhāṣya. According to Śrī Sanātana Gosvāmī’s request, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu explained the well-known Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam verse beginning ātmārāmāś ca munayaḥ.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 24
Learn the words of the verse.
The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.
Sevā · Love translated into service
Devotional service expressed through cleansing, caring, teaching, honoring others, and living as Kṛṣṇa’s servant. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “offered”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What does Vāmanadeva’s name Urukrama help me appreciate about His greatness?
Pause for a moment to remember Lord Vāmanadeva’s steps covering the universe.
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