Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Ādi 1.47
Kṛṣṇa Teaches From Within and Without
“One should know the instructing spiritual master to be the Personality of Kṛṣṇa. Lord Kṛṣṇa manifests Himself as the Supersoul and as the greatest devotee of the Lord.”
What the purport teaches
- The instructing spiritual master is a bona fide representative of Śrī Kṛṣṇa. Kṛṣṇa teaches from within as Paramātmā, our constant companion, and from without through the Bhagavad-gītā.
- There are two kinds of instructing spiritual masters: a liberated person fully absorbed in meditation in devotional service, and one who awakens the disciple’s spiritual consciousness through relevant instructions.
- The true ācārya is authorized to deliver Kṛṣṇa. He gives the disciple full spiritual knowledge and awakens the disciple to the activities of devotional service.
Try this today
Read a short passage from the Bhagavad-gītā today, remembering that Kṛṣṇa teaches through it.
Ask yourself
Am I receiving spiritual instruction as a call to engage in devotional service?
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.