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Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta
SYNONYMS
upāsanā-bhede —by the different paths of worship;  jāni —I know;  īśvara —of the Supreme Lord;  mahimā —greatness;  ataeva —therefore;  sūrya —the sun;  tāṅra —of Him;  diyeta —was given;  upamā —simile.
TRANSLATION
Thus one may understand the glories of the Lord through different modes of worship, as the example of the sun illustrates.
TEXT 28
সেই নারায়ণ কৃষ্ণের স্বরূপ-অভেদ । একই বিগ্রহ, কিন্তু আকার-বিভেদ ॥ ২৮ ॥
sei nārāyaṇa kṛṣṇera svarūpa-abheda   eka-i vigraha, kintu ākāra-vibheda
SYNONYMS
sei —that;  nārāyaṇa —Lord Nārāyaṇa;  kṛṣṇera —of Lord Kṛṣṇa;  sva-rūpa —original form;  abheda —not different;  eka-i —one;  vigraha —identity;  kintu —but;  ākāra —of bodily features;  vibheda —difference.
TRANSLATION
Nārāyaṇa and Śrī Kṛṣṇa are the same Personality of Godhead, but although They are identical, Their bodily features are different.
TEXT 29
ইহোত দ্বিভূত, তিহো ধরে চারি হাথ । ইহো বেণু ধরে, তিহো চক্রাদিক সাথ ॥ ২৯ ॥
iṅhota dvi-bhuja, tiṅho dhare cāri hātha   iṅho veṇu dhare, tiṅho cakrādika sātha
SYNONYMS
iṅhota —this one;  dvi-bhuja —two arms;  tiṅho —He;  dhare —manifests;  cāri —four;  hātha —hands;  iṅho —this one;  veṇu —flute;  dhare —holds;  tiṅho —He;  cakra-ādika —the wheel, etc.;  sātha —with.
TRANSLATION
This Personality of Godhead [Śrī Kṛṣṇa] has two hands and holds a flute, whereas the other [Nārāyaṇa] has four hands, with conch, wheel, mace and lotus.