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  "name":"Cc. Ādi 5.154",
  "h1":"Cc. Ādi 5.154",
  "label":"Text 154",
  "title":"Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Ādi-līlā 5.154",
  "description":"Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma present Themselves as elder or younger brother, but in the scriptures They are described as the original Supreme Personality of Godhead and His expansion."

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Cc. Ādi 5.154

Text

sei amśa lañā jyeṣṭha-kaniṣṭhābhimāna
aṁśāṁśi-rūpe śāstre karaye vyākhyāna

Synonyms

sei aṁśa lañā—taking that plenary portion; jyeṣṭha-kaniṣṭha-abhimāna—considering Themselves the elder or younger; aṁśa-aṁśi-rūpe—as the expansion and the original Supreme Personality of Godhead; śāstre—in the revealed scriptures; karaye—does; vyākhyāna—explanation.

Translation

Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma present Themselves as elder or younger brother, but in the scriptures They are described as the original Supreme Personality of Godhead and His expansion.