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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 6.271
প্রভু কহে, — ‘মুক্তিপদে’র আর অর্থ হয় ।
মুক্তিপদ-শব্দে ‘সাক্ষাৎ ঈশ্বর’ কহয় ॥ ২৭১ ॥
prabhu kahe, — ‘mukti-pade’ra āra artha haya
mukti-pada-śabde ‘sākṣāt īśvara’ kahaya
Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu replied, “The word ‘mukti-pade’ has another meaning. ‘Mukti-pada’ directly refers to the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
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Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu explains that the word “mukti-pade” has another meaning.
He identifies “mukti-pada” as a direct reference to the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
His explanation draws attention to the Supreme Personality of Godhead within the word itself.
Doubt transformed to devotion. Intellectual resistance gives way to a profound change of heart.
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From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu advised Sārvabhauma not to change the reading of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, because mukti-pada indicated the lotus feet of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Lord Kṛṣṇa. Having become a pure devotee, the Bhaṭṭācārya said, “Because the meaning is hazy, I still prefer bhakti-pada. ” At this, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and the other inhabitants of Jagannātha Purī became very pleased.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 6
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