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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 25.111
সৃষ্টি করি’ তার মধ্যে আমি প্রবেশিয়ে ।
প্রপঞ্চ যে দেখ সব, সেহ আমি হইয়ে ॥ ১১১ ॥
sṛṣṭi kari’ tāra madhye āmi praveśiye
prapañca ye dekha saba, seha āmi ha-iye
“ ‘After creating the cosmic manifestation, I entered into it. Whatever you see in the cosmic manifestation is but an expansion of My energy.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
The Lord creates the cosmic manifestation.
After creating it, He enters into it.
Everything seen in the cosmic manifestation is an expansion of His energy.
Reconciliation and broad mercy. Opponents turn toward bhakti; the Lord returns to Purī and embraces devotees.
The mood of Madhya 25 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:
At this time Prakāśānanda Sarasvatī and all his devotees approached the Lord. Prakāśānanda Sarasvatī immediately fell down at the lotus feet of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and very much regretted his past behavior toward the Lord.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 25
Learn the words of the verse.
Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How might I view my surroundings differently when I remember they are expansions of the Lord’s energy?
Look at one thing around you and consciously remember that it is an expansion of the Lord’s energy.
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