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| Ādi-līlā | Chapter 4: The Confidential Reasons for the Appearance of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu |
Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrī Caitanya Caritāmrita Ādi 4.66
sattvam viśuddham vasudeva-śabditam
yad īyate tatra pumān apāvritah
sattve ca tasmin bhagavān vāsudevo
hy adhokshajo me manasā vidhīyate
SYNONYMS
sattvam — existence; viśuddham — pure; vasudeva-śabditam — named vasudeva; yat — from which; īyate — appears; tatra — in that; pumān — the Supreme Personality of Godhead; apāvritah — without any covering; sattve — in goodness; ca — and; tasmin — that; bhagavān — the Supreme Personality of Godhead; vāsudevah — Vāsudeva; hi — certainly; adhokshajah — who is beyond the senses; me — my; manasā — by the mind; vidhīyate — is procured.
TRANSLATION
"The condition of pure goodness [śuddha-sattva], in which the Supreme Personality of Godhead is revealed without any covering, is called vasudeva. In that pure state the Supreme Godhead, who is beyond the material senses and who is known as Vāsudeva, is perceived by my mind."
PURPORT
This text from Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (4.3.23), spoken by Lord Śiva when he condemned Daksha, the father of Satī, as an opponent of Vishnu, confirms beyond a doubt that Lord Krishna, His name, His fame, His qualities and everything in connection with His paraphernalia exist in the sandhinī-śakti of the Lord's internal potency.
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His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda, Founder Ācārya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness