ataeva prabhu tÄá¹…re bale, 'baá¸a bhÄi'
kṛṣṇa, balarÄma dui — caitanya, nitÄi

 ataeva - therefore; prabhu - Lord Caitanya; tÄá¹…re - unto ViÅ›varÅ«pa; bale - says; baá¸a bhÄi - elder brother; kṛṣṇa - Lord Kṛṣṇa; balarÄma - and Baladeva; dui - two; caitanya - Lord Caitanya MahÄprabhu; nitÄi - and Lord NityÄnanda Prabhu.


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Because MahÄ-saá¹…kará¹£aṇa is the ingredient and efficient cause of the cosmic manifestation, He is present in every detail of it. Lord Caitanya therefore called Him His elder brother. The two brothers are known as Kṛṣṇa and BalarÄma in the spiritual world, but at the present moment they are Caitanya and NitÄi. Therefore the conclusion is that NityÄnanda Prabhu is the original Saá¹…kará¹£aṇa, Baladeva.

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