Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Ādi 1.3
Lord Caitanya Is Kṛṣṇa Himself
“What the Upaniṣads describe as the impersonal Brahman is but the effulgence of His body, and the Lord known as the Supersoul is but His localized plenary portion. Lord Caitanya is the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Kṛṣṇa Himself, full with six opulences. He is the Absolute Truth, and no other truth is greater than or equal to Him.”
What the purport teaches
- The impersonal Brahman described in the Upaniṣads is the effulgence of His body. The Supersoul is His localized plenary portion.
- Lord Caitanya is the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Kṛṣṇa Himself, full with six opulences.
- He is the Absolute Truth. No other truth is greater than or equal to Him.
Try this today
Read aloud the sentence identifying Lord Caitanya as Kṛṣṇa Himself, and pause to reflect on it.
Ask yourself
How does this translation deepen your understanding of who Lord Caitanya is?
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.