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Śrī Caitanya Caritāmṛta, Ādi-līlā, Chapter 10: The Trunk, Branches and Subbranches of the Caitanya Tree

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His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 57

‘sākṣāte’ sakala bhakta dekhe nirviśeṣa
nakula brahmacāri-dehe prabhura ‘āveśa’

SYNONYMS

sākṣāte—directly; sakala—all; bhakta—devotees; dekhe—see; nirviśeṣa—nothing peculiar but as He is; nakula brahmacārī—Nakula Brahmacārī; dehe—in the body; prabhura—the Lord’s; āveśa—symptoms of power.

TRANSLATION

The appearance of Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu in every devotee’s presence is called sākṣāt. His appearance in Nakula Brahmacārī as a symptom of special prowess is an example of āveśa.