Ādi-līlāChapter 17: The Pastimes of Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu in His Youth

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrī Caitanya Caritāmṛta Ādi 17.109

pūrve yaiche chilā tumi ebeha se-rūpa

durvijñeya nityānanda — tomāra svarūpa

SYNONYMS

pūrve — in the past; yaiche — as much as; chilā — You were; tumi — You; ebeha — now also; se-rūpa — the same thing; durvijñeya — inconceivable; nityānanda — eternal happiness; tomāra — Your; svarūpa — identity.

TRANSLATION

"You are now the same Personality of Godhead that You were in Your previous birth. Your identity is inconceivable eternal happiness."

PURPORT

By the power of astrological science one can even ascertain the position of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Everything is to be identified by its symptoms. The Supreme Personality of Godhead is identified by the symptoms mentioned in the śāstras. It is not that anyone and everyone can become God without proof from śāstras.

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