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Śri  Caitanya-caritāmṛta
[[Madhya-lilā, Ch. 21]]
SYNONYMS
yasya —whose;  eka —one;  niśvasita —of breath;  kālam —time;  atha —thus;  avalambya —taking shelter of;  jīvanti —live;  loma-vilajāḥ —grown from the hair holes;  jagat-aṇḍa-nāthāḥ —the masters of the universes (the Brahmās);  viṣṇuḥ mahān —the Supreme Lord Mahā-Viṣṇu;  saḥ —that;  iha —here;  yasya —whose;  kalā-viśeṣaḥ —particular plenary portion or expansion;  govindam —Lord Govinda;  ādi-puruṣam —the original person;  tam —Him;  aham —I;  bhajāmi —worship.
TRANSLATION
“‘The Brahmās and other lords of the mundane worlds appear from the pores of the Mahā-Viṣṇu and remain alive for the duration of His one exhalation. I adore the primeval Lord, Govinda, for Mahā-Viṣṇu is a portion of His plenary portion.’
PURPORT
This is a quotation from  Brahma-sarrhitā  (5.48). See also  Ādi-līā  (5.71).
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এই অর্থ - মধ্যম, শুন ‘গূঢ়’ অর্থ আর । তিন আবাস-স্থান ক্ষেত্রর শাস্ত্রে খ্যাতি বার ॥ ৪২ ॥
ei artha — madhyama, śuna ‘gūḍha’ artha āra tina āvāsa-sthāna kṛṣṇera śāstre khyāti yāra
SYNONYMS
ei artha —this explanation;  madhyama —middle;  śuna —please hear;  gūḍha —confidential;  artha —meaning;  āra —another;  tina —three;  āvāsa-sthāna —residential places;  kṛṣṇera —of Lord Kṛṣṇa;  śāstre —in the revealed scriptures;  khyāti —fame;  yāra —of which.
TRANSLATION
“This is the middle meaning. Now please hear the confidential meaning. Lord Krṣṇa has three places of residence, which are well known from revealed scriptures.
PURPORT
Krṣṇa has three abodes—His internal abode (Goloka Vṛndāvana), His intermediate abode (the spiritual sky), and His external abode (this material world).