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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 9.115
ভট্ট কহে, কৃষ্ণ-নারায়ণ — একই স্বরূপ ।
কৃষ্ণেতে অধিক লীলা-বৈদগ্ধ্যাদিরূপ ॥ ১১৫ ॥
bhaṭṭa kahe, kṛṣṇa-nārāyaṇa — eka-i svarūpa
kṛṣṇete adhika līlā-vaidagdhyādi-rūpa
Veṅkaṭa Bhaṭṭa then said, “Lord Kṛṣṇa and Lord Nārāyaṇa are one and the same, but the pastimes of Kṛṣṇa are more relishable due to their sportive nature.
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Veṅkaṭa Bhaṭṭa said that Lord Kṛṣṇa and Lord Nārāyaṇa are one and the same.
He described Kṛṣṇa’s pastimes as sportive, or playful, in nature.
Because of this sportive nature, Kṛṣṇa’s pastimes are more relishable.
Wonder and inclusion. Meetings across sacred places display the broad reach of devotional mercy.
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From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
Finally the Lord went to Śrī Raṅga-kṣetra, where He converted a brāhmaṇa named Veṅkaṭa Bhaṭṭa, who, along with his family, took up devotional service to Kṛṣṇa. After leaving Śrī Raṅga, Caitanya Mahāprabhu reached Ṛṣabha-parvata, where He met Paramānanda Purī, who later arrived at Jagannātha Purī.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 9
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How does this statement hold together the Lord’s oneness and the special sweetness of Kṛṣṇa’s pastimes?
Write one sentence recalling both teachings: Kṛṣṇa and Nārāyaṇa are one, and Kṛṣṇa’s pastimes are more sportive.
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