Ādi-līlā | Chapter 3: The External Reasons for the Appearance of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu |
Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrī Caitanya Caritāmṛta Ādi 3.83
aham eva kvacid brahman
sannyāsāśramam āśritaḥ
hari-bhaktiḿ grāhayāmi
kalau pāpa-hatān narān
SYNONYMS
aham — I; eva — certainly; kvacit — somewhere; brahman — O brāhmaṇa; sannyāsa-āśramam — the renounced order of life; āśritaḥ — taking recourse to; hari-bhaktim — devotional service to the Supreme Personality of Godhead; grāhayāmi — I shall give; kalau — in the Age of Kali; pāpa-hatān — sinful; narān — to men.
TRANSLATION
"O learned brāhmaṇa, sometimes I accept the renounced order of life to induce the fallen people of the Age of Kali to accept devotional service to the Lord."
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