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antar-dasara kichu ghora, kichu bahya-jnana

sei dasa kahe bhakta ’ardha-bahya’-nama

SYNONYMS

antah-dasara—of the internal condition; kichu—some; ghora—deep state; kichu—some; bahya-jnana—external consciousness; sei dasa—that condition; kahe—say; bhakta—devotees; ardha-bahya—half-external consciousness; nama—name.

When the Lord is deeply absorbed in internal consciousness but He nevertheless exhibits some external consciousness, devotees call His condition ardha-bahya, or half-external consciousness.