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| Ādi-līlā | Chapter 1: The Spiritual Masters |
Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrī Caitanya Caritāmrita Ādi 1.8
pūrnaiśvarye śrī-catur-vyūha-madhye
rūpam yasyodbhāti sańkarshanākhyam
tam śrī-nityānanda-rāmam prapadye
SYNONYMS
māyā-atīte — beyond the material creation; vyāpi — all-expanding; vaikuntha-loke — in Vaikunthaloka, the spiritual world; pūrna-aiśvarye — endowed with full opulence; śrī-catuh-vyūha-madhye — in the quadruple expansions (Vāsudeva, Sańkarshana, Pradyumna and Aniruddha); rūpam — form; yasya — whose; udbhāti — appears; sańkarshana-ākhyam — known as Sańkarshana; tam — to Him; śrī-nityānanda-rāmam — to Lord Balarāma in the form of Lord Nityānanda; prapadye — I surrender.
TRANSLATION
I surrender unto the lotus feet of Śrī Nityānanda Rāma, who is known as Sańkarshana in the midst of the catur-vyūha [consisting of Vāsudeva, Sańkarshana, Pradyumna and Aniruddha]. He possesses full opulences and resides in Vaikunthaloka, far beyond the material creation.
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