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Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta - Madhya-līlā - Chapter 20: Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu Instructs Sanātana Gosvāmī in the Science of the Absolute Truth

Chapter 20 Summary - Madhya-līlā 20.2

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His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 1

vande ‘nantādbhutaiśvaryaṁ śrī-caitanya-mahāprabhum nīco ‘pi yat-prasādāt syād bhakti-śāstra-pravartakaḥ

SYNONYMS

vande — I offer my respectful obeisances; ananta — unlimited; adbhuta — wonderful; aiśvaryam — possessing opulences; śrī-caitanya-mahāprabhum — unto Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu; nīcaḥ api — even a person in the lowest status of life; yat-prasādāt — by whose mercy; syāt — may become; bhakti-śāstra — of the science of devotional service; pravartakaḥ — an inaugurator.

TRANSLATION

Let me offer my respectful obeisances unto Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, who has unlimited, wonderful opulences. By His mercy, even a person born as the lowest of men can spread the science of devotional service.

Chapter 20 Summary - Madhya-līlā 20.2