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Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta - Ādi-līlā 3.29-31
"Thinking thus, the Personality of Godhead, Śrī Kṛṣṇa Himself, descended at Nadia early in the Age of Kali." "Thus the lionlike Lord Caitanya has appeared in Navadvīpa. He has the shoulders of a lion, the powers of a lion, and the loud voice of a lion." "May that lion be seated in the core of the heart of every living being. Thus with His resounding roar may He drive away one’s elephantine vices." Śrī caitanya-caritāmṛta Ādi 3.29 & 3.30 & 3.31
Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta - Ādi-līlā 4.199-201
"The happiness of the abode of love is in the happiness of the object of that love. This is not a relationship of desire for personal gratification." "Whenever there is unselfish love, that is its style. The reservoir of love derives pleasure when the lovable object is pleased. When the pleasure of love interferes with the service of Lord Kṛṣṇa, the devotee becomes angry toward such ecstasy." Śrī caitanya-caritāmṛta Ādi 4.199 & 200-201
Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta - Madhya-līlā 8.39-40
"“It is the general practice of all saintly people to deliver the fallen. Therefore they go to people’s houses, although they have no personal business there." "“ ‘My dear Lord, sometimes great saintly persons go to the homes of householders, although these householders are generally low-minded. When a saintly person visits their homes, one can understand that it is for no other purpose than to benefit the householders.’" Śrī caitanya-caritāmṛta Madhya 8.39 & 40
Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta - Madhya-līlā 20.263-264
"“The form of the Lord that descends into the material world to create is called an avatāra, or incarnation." "“All the expansions of Lord Kṛṣṇa are actually residents of the spiritual world. But when they descend into the material world, they are called incarnations [avatāras]." Śrī caitanya-caritāmṛta Madhya 20.263 & 264
Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta - Madhya-līlā 20.272-273
"“When the Supreme Personality of Godhead glances over the material energy, she becomes agitated. At that time, the Lord injects the original semen of the living entities." "“To impregnate with the seeds of the living entities, the Lord Himself does not directly touch the material energy, but by His specific functional expansion He touches the material energy, and thus the living entities, who are His parts and parcels, are impregnated into material nature." Śrī caitanya-caritāmṛta Madhya 20.272 & 273
Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta - Madhya-līlā 22.38
"“Kṛṣṇa says, ‘If one engages in My transcendental loving service but at the same time wants the opulence of material enjoyment, he is very, very foolish. Indeed, he is just like a person who gives up ambrosia to drink poison." Śrī caitanya-caritāmṛta Madhya 22.38
Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta - Madhya-līlā 22.45
"“By good fortune one becomes eligible to cross the ocean of nescience, and when one’s term of material existence decreases, one may get an opportunity to associate with pure devotees. By such association, one’s attraction to Kṛṣṇa is awakened." Śrī caitanya-caritāmṛta Madhya 22.45
Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta - Madhya-līlā 24.201
"“The original nature of every living entity is to consider himself the eternal servant of Kṛṣṇa. But under the influence of māyā he thinks himself to be the body, and thus his original consciousness is covered." Śrī caitanya-caritāmṛta Madhya 24.201