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  "name":"Cc. Ādi 5.117",
  "h1":"Cc. Ādi 5.117",
  "label":"Text 117",
  "title":"Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Ādi-līlā 5.117",
  "description":"That same Lord Viṣṇu, in the form of Lord Śeṣa, holds the planets upon His heads, although He does not know where they are, for He cannot feel their existence upon His heads."

} —

Cc. Ādi 5.117

Text

sei viṣṇu 'śeṣa'-rūpe dharena dharaṇī
kāṅhā āche mahī, śire, hena nāhi jāni

Synonyms

sei—that; viṣṇu—Lord Viṣṇu; śeṣa-rūpe—in form of Lord Śeṣa; dharena—carries; dharaṇī—the planets; kāṅhā—where; āche—are; mahī—the planets; śire—on the head; hena nāhi jāni—I cannot understand.

Translation

That same Lord Viṣṇu, in the form of Lord Śeṣa, holds the planets upon His heads, although He does not know where they are, for He cannot feel their existence upon His heads.