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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Ādi 1.14

Kṛṣṇa Is Nondifferent from His Devotional Features

“I offer my obeisances unto the Supreme Lord, Kṛṣṇa, who is nondifferent from His features as a devotee, devotional incarnation, devotional manifestation, pure devotee and devotional energy.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Ādi 1.14, translation

What the purport teaches

  • The author offers obeisances unto the Supreme Lord, Kṛṣṇa.
  • Kṛṣṇa is nondifferent from His features as a devotee, devotional incarnation and devotional manifestation.
  • He is also nondifferent from His features as a pure devotee and devotional energy.

Try this today

Read the five devotional features aloud, then offer obeisances to Kṛṣṇa.

Ask yourself

How does this teaching of nondifference shape the respect you offer to Kṛṣṇa’s devotional features?

Carry the question through the day, then answer it in your own words before sleep.

The study points are short summaries drawn from Śrīla Prabhupāda's translation and purport; the practice and question are plain words for trying the verse today.

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