| Adi-lila | Chapter 5: The Glories Of Lord Nityananda Balarama |
Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Sri Caitanya Caritamrita Adi 5.154
sei amsa lana jyeshtha-kanishthabhimana
amsamsi-rupe sastre karaye vyakhyana
SYNONYMS
sei amsa lana -- taking that plenary portion; jyeshtha-kanishtha-abhimana -- considering Themselves the elder or younger; amsa-amsi-rupe -- as the expansion and the original Supreme Personality of Godhead; sastre -- in the revealed scriptures; karaye -- does; vyakhyana -- explanation.
TRANSLATION
Krishna and Balarama present Themselves as younger brother and elder brother, but in the scriptures They are described as the original Supreme Personality of Godhead and His expansion.
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