CC Adi 3.99

Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta - Ādi-līlā - Chapter 3: The External Reasons for the Appearance of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu

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His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 99

āpani śrī-kṛṣṇa yadi karena avatāra

āpane ācari’ bhakti karena pracāra

SYNONYMS

āpani—Himself; śrī-kṛṣṇa—Lord Kṛṣṇa; yadi—if; karena—He makes; avatāra—incarnation; āpane—Himself; ācari’—practicing; bhakti—devotional service; karena—does; pracāra—propagation.

TRANSLATION

[Advaita Ācārya thought:] “If Śrī Kṛṣṇa were to appear as an incarnation, He Himself could preach devotion by His personal example.

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