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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
[Canto 5, Ch. 25]
“To this very day, Lord Ananta continues to chant the glories of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, and still He finds no end to them.”
TEXT 10
मूर्तिं नः पुरुष्टपया वभार सत्त्वं 
  संशुद्धं सदसदिदं विभाति यत्र । 
  यल्लीलां मृगपतिराददेऽनवद्या- 
  मादातुं स्वजनमनांस्युदारवीर्यः ॥१०॥
mūrtiṁ naḥ puru-kṛpayā babhāra sattvaṁ 
  saṁśuddhaṁ sad-asad idaṁ vibhāti tatra 
  yal-līlāṁ mṛga-patir ādade 'navadyām 
  ādātuṁ svajana-manāṁsy udāra-vīryaḥ
mūrtiṁ—different forms of the Supreme Personality of Godhead; naḥ—unto us; puru-kṛpayā—because of great mercy; babhāra—exhibited; sattvaṁ—existence; saṁśuddhaṁ—completely transcendental; sat-asat idaṁ—this material manifestation of cause and effect; vibhāti—shines; tatra—in whom; yat-līlāṁ—the pastimes of whom; mṛga-patiḥ—the master of all living beings, who is exactly like a lion (the master of all other animals); ādade—taught; anavadyāṁ—without material contamination; ādātuṁ—to conquer; sva-jana-manāṁsi—the minds of His devotees; udāra-vīryaḥ—who is most liberal and powerful.
TRANSLATION
This manifestation of subtle and gross matter exists within the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Out of causeless mercy toward His devotees, He exhibits various forms, which are all transcendental. The Supreme Lord is most liberal, and He possesses all mystic power. To conquer the minds of His devotees and give pleasure to their hearts, He appears in different incarnations and manifests many pastimes.
PURPORT
Śrīla Jīva Gosvāmī has translated this verse as follows. “The Supreme Personality of Godhead is the cause of all causes. It is by His will that