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| Ādi-līlā | Chapter 3: The External Reasons for the Appearance of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu |
Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrī Caitanya Caritāmrita Ādi 3.27
pańkaja-nābhasya sarvato-bhadrāh
SYNONYMS
santu — let there be; avatārāh — incarnations; bahavah — many; pańkaja-nābhasya — of the Lord, from whose navel grows a lotus flower; sarvatah-bhadrāh — completely auspicious; krishnāt — than Lord Krishna; anyah — other; kah vā — who possibly; latāsu — on the surrendered souls; api — also; prema-dah — the bestower of love; bhavati — is.
TRANSLATION
"'There may be many all-auspicious incarnations of the Personality of Godhead, but who other than Lord Śrī Krishna can bestow love of God upon the surrendered souls?'
PURPORT
This quotation from the writings of Bilvamańgala Thākura is found in the Laghu-bhāgavatāmrita (1.5.37).
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