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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 9.155
এক ঈশ্বর — ভক্তের ধ্যান-অনুরূপ ।
একই বিগ্রহে করে নানাকার রূপ ॥ ১৫৫ ॥
eka īśvara — bhaktera dhyāna-anurūpa
eka-i vigrahe kare nānākāra rūpa
“There is no difference between the transcendental forms of the Lord. Different forms are manifested due to different attachments of different devotees. Actually the Lord is one, but He appears in different forms just to satisfy His devotees.
Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.ioThree study points drawn from the translation and purport.
There is no difference between the transcendental forms of the Lord.
Different forms are manifested according to the different attachments of His devotees.
The Lord is one, but He appears in different forms just to satisfy His devotees.
Wonder and inclusion. Meetings across sacred places display the broad reach of devotional mercy.
The mood of Madhya 9 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:
He also visited Rāmeśvara, where He collected some papers connected with Sītādevī, whose illusory form had been kidnapped by Rāvaṇa. The Lord next visited the places known as Pāṇḍya-deśa, the Tāmraparṇī River, Naya-tripati, Ciyaḍatalā, Tila-kāñcī, Gajendra-mokṣaṇa, Pānāgaḍi, Cāmtāpura, Śrī Vaikuṇṭha, Malaya-parvata and Kanyā-kumārī.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 9
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What does the Lord’s appearing to satisfy His devotees reveal about His care for them?
Spend a moment reflecting on this statement: the Lord is one, yet He appears in different forms to satisfy His devotees.
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