CC Adi 3.99
Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta - Ādi-līlā - Chapter 3: The External Reasons for the Appearance of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
TEXT 99
- āpani śrī-kṛṣṇa yadi karena avatāra
- āpane ācari’ bhakti karena pracāra
SYNONYMS
āpani — Himself; śrī-kṛṣṇa — Lord Kṛṣṇa; yadi — if; karena — He makes; avatāra — incarnation; āpane — Himself; ācari’ — practicing; bhakti — devotional service; karena — does; pracāra — propagation.
TRANSLATION
[Advaita Ācārya thought:] “If Śrī Kṛṣṇa were to appear as an incarnation, He Himself could preach devotion by His personal example.