Sri Caitanya Caritamrita. Adi-lila

Chapter 4: The Confidential Reasons for the Appearance of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. Text 7

pÅ«rve yena pá¹›thivÄ«ra bhÄra haribÄre
kṛṣṇa avatÄ«rṇa hailÄ Å›Ästrete pracÄre

 pÅ«rve - previously; yena - as; pá¹›thivÄ«ra - of the earth; bhÄra - burden; haribÄre - to take away; kṛṣṇa - Lord Kṛṣṇa; avatÄ«rṇa - incarnated; hailÄ - was; Å›Ästrete - the scriptures; pracÄre - proclaim.


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The scriptures proclaim that Lord Kṛṣṇa previously descended to take away the burden of the earth.

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