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Chapter 4: The Confidential Reasons for Lord Caitanya's Appearance

Verse 66 of 262
Cc Ādi 4.66

সত্ত্বং বিশুদ্ধং বসুদেবশব্দিতং যদীযতে তত্র পুমানপাবৃতঃ সত্ত্বে চ তস্মিন্ভগবান্বাসুদেবো হ্যধোক্ষজো মে মনসা বিধীযতে

सत्त्वं विशुद्धं वसुदेवशब्दितं यदीयते तत्र पुमानपावृतः सत्त्वे च तस्मिन्भगवान्वासुदेवो ह्यधोक्षजो मे मनसा विधीयते

sattvaṁ viśuddhaṁ vasudeva-śabditaṁ yad īyate tatra pumān apāvṛtaḥ sattve ca tasmin bhagavān vāsudevo hy adhokṣajo 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; apāvṛtaḥ—without any covering; sattve—in goodness; ca—and; tasmin—that; bhagavān—the Supreme Personality of Godhead; vāsudevaḥ—Vāsudeva; hi—certainly; adhokṣajaḥ—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 appears uncovered, 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 Dakṣa, the father of Satī, as an opponent of Viṣṇu, confirms beyond a doubt that Lord Kṛṣṇa, His name, His fame, His qualities and everything in connection with His paraphernalia exist in the sandhinī śakti of the Lord's internal potency.

Verse 66 of 262