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Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta
TRANSLATION
I have given the essential meaning of the fourth verse: this incarnation descends to propagate the chanting of the holy name and spread love of God.
TEXT 6
সত্য এই হেতু, কিন্তু এহো বহিরম । আর এক হেতু, শুন, আছে অন্তরম ॥ ৬ ॥
satya ei hetu, kintu eho bahiraṅga āra eka hetu, śuna, āche antaraṅga
SYNONYMS
satya —true;  ei —this;  hetu —reason;  kintu —but;  eho —this;  bahiraṅga —external;  āra —another;  eka —one;  hetu —reason;  śuna —please hear;  āche —is;  antaraṅga —internal.
TRANSLATION
Although this is true, this is but the external reason for the Lord's incarnation. Please hear one other reason—the confidential reason—for the Lord's appearance.
PURPORT
In the Third Chapter, fourth verse, it has been clearly said that Lord Caitanya appeared to distribute love of Kṛṣṇa and the chanting of His transcendental holy name, Hare Kṛṣṇa. That was the secondary purpose of Lord Caitanya's appearance. The real reason is different, as we shall see in this chapter.
TEXT 7
পূর্বে যেন পুথিবীর তার হরিবারে । কৃষ্ণ অবতীর্ণ হৈলা শাস্ত্রেতে প্রচারে ॥ ৭ ॥
pūrve yena pṛthivīra bhāra haribāre kṛṣṇa avatīrṇa hailā śāstrete pracāre
SYNONYMS
pūrve —previously;  yena —as;  pṛthivīra —of the earth;  bhāra —burden;  haribāre —to take away;  kṛṣṇa —Lord Kṛṣṇa;  avatīrṇa —incarnated;  hailā —was;  śāstrete —the scriptures;  pracāre —proclaim.
TRANSLATION
The scriptures proclaim that Lord Kṛṣṇa previously descended to take away the burden of the earth.