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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 8.155
আনন্দাংশে ‘হ্লাদিনী’, সদংশে ‘সন্ধিনী’ ।
চিদংশে ‘সম্বিৎ’, যারে জ্ঞান করি’ মানি ॥ ১৫৫ ॥
ānandāṁśe ‘hlādinī’, sad-aṁśe ‘sandhinī’
cid-aṁśe ‘samvit’, yāre jñāna kari’ māni
“Hlādinī is His aspect of bliss; sandhinī, of eternal existence; and samvit, of cognizance, which is also accepted as knowledge.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Hlādinī is His aspect of bliss.
Sandhinī is His aspect of eternal existence.
Samvit is His aspect of cognizance, also accepted as knowledge.
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:
After hearing Śrīla Rāmānanda Rāya recite some verses, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu accepted the principle of pure devotional service devoid of all kinds of speculation. After this, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu asked Rāmānanda Rāya to explain the higher platform of devotional service.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 8
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How do these three terms help you understand His spiritual aspects?
Write down hlādinī, sandhinī, and samvit, with the meaning of each beside it.
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