Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 1.14.30
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesThe Lord Appears With His Plenary Expansions
“How is Pradyumna, the great general of the Vṛṣṇi family? Is He happy? And is Aniruddha, the plenary expansion of the Personality of Godhead, faring well?”
What the purport teaches
- Pradyumna and Aniruddha are expansions of the Personality of Godhead and belong to viṣṇu-tattva.
- At Dvārakā, Lord Vāsudeva enjoys transcendental pastimes with His plenary expansions: Saṅkarṣaṇa, Pradyumna and Aniruddha.
- Each of these plenary expansions can be addressed as the Personality of Godhead. The translation explicitly uses this designation for Aniruddha.
Try this today
Read the names Vāsudeva, Saṅkarṣaṇa, Pradyumna and Aniruddha slowly, remembering Their divine position.
Ask yourself
How does this explanation help me understand why Aniruddha is called the Personality of Godhead?
Carry the question through the day, then answer it in your own words before sleep.
The study points, practice and question are short summaries drawn from Śrīla Prabhupāda's translation and purport. Read the full purport to go deeper.