CC Adi 11.9

Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta - Ādi-līlā - Chapter 11: The Expansions of Lord Nityānanda

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His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 9

īśvara ha-iyā kahāya mahā-bhāgavata

veda-dharmātīta hañā veda-dharme rata

SYNONYMS

īśvara — the Supreme Personality of Godhead; ha-iyā — being; kahāya — calls Himself; mahā-bhāgavata — great devotee; veda-dharma — the principles of Vedic religion; atīta — transcendental; hañā — being; veda-dharme — in the Vedic system; rata — engaged.

TRANSLATION

Although Vīrabhadra Gosāñi was the Supreme Personality of Godhead, He presented Himself as a great devotee. And although the Supreme Godhead is transcendental to all Vedic injunctions, He strictly followed the Vedic rituals.

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