CC Adi 10.57 (1996)
Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta - Ādi-līlā - Chapter 10: The Trunk, Branches and Subbranches of the Caitanya Tree
His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 57
- ‘sākṣāte’ sakala bhakta dekhe nirviśeṣa
- nakula brahmacāri-dehe prabhura ‘āveśa’
SYNONYMS
sākṣāte — directly; sakala — all; bhakta — devotees; dekhe — see; nirviśeṣa — nothing peculiar but as He is; nakula brahmacārī — Nakula Brahmacārī; dehe — in the body; prabhura — the Lord’s; āveśa — symptoms of power.
TRANSLATION
The appearance of Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu in every devotee’s presence is called sākṣāt. His appearance in Nakula Brahmacārī as a symptom of special prowess is an example of āveśa.