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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 8.137
ঈশ্বরঃ পরমঃ কৃষ্ণঃ সচ্চিদানন্দবিগ্রহ ।
অনাদিরাদির্গোবিন্দঃ সর্বকারণকারণম্ ॥ ১৩৭ ॥
īśvaraḥ paramaḥ kṛṣṇaḥ
sac-cid-ānanda-vigrahaḥ
anādir ādir govindaḥ
sarva-kāraṇa-kāraṇam
“ ‘Kṛṣṇa, who is known as Govinda, is the supreme controller. He has an eternal, blissful, spiritual body. He is the origin of all. He has no other origin, for He is the prime cause of all causes.’
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Kṛṣṇa, known as Govinda, is the supreme controller.
He has an eternal, blissful, spiritual body.
He is the origin of all and has no other origin. This declaration comes from the Brahma-saṁhitā.
Deepening intimacy and revelation. Their exchange ascends from duty to pure love and the confidential moods of Vraja.
The mood of Madhya 8 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:
This conjugal love attains its highest perfection in Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī’s love for Kṛṣṇa. He next described the position of Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī and the transcendental mellows of love of God.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 8
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How does knowing that Govinda has no other origin deepen my understanding of His supreme position?
Read the translation slowly, pausing to reflect on Govinda as the origin of all.
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