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| Ādi-līlā | Chapter 1: The Spiritual Masters |
Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrī Caitanya Caritāmrita Ādi 1.11
yasyāmśāmśāmśah parātmākhilānām
poshtā vishnur bhāti dugdhābdhi-śāyī
kshaunī-bhartā yat-kalā so 'py anantas
tam śrī-nityānanda-rāmam prapadye
SYNONYMS
yasya — whose; amśa-amśa-amśah — a portion of a portion of a plenary portion; para-ātmā — the Supersoul; akhilānām — of all living entities; poshtā — the maintainer; vishnuh — Vishnu; bhāti — appears; dugdha-abdhi-śāyī — Kshīrodakaśāyī Vishnu; kshaunī-bhartā — upholder of the earth; yat — whose; kalā — portion of a portion; sah — He; api — certainly; anantah — Śesha Nāga; tam — to Him; śrī-nityānanda-rāmam — to Lord Balarāma in the form of Lord Nityānanda; prapadye — I surrender.
TRANSLATION
I offer my respectful obeisances unto the feet of Śrī Nityānanda Rāma, whose secondary part is the Vishnu lying in the ocean of milk. That Kshīrodakaśāyī Vishnu is the Supersoul of all living entities and the maintainer of all the universes. Śesha Nāga is His further subpart.
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