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Three Categories of Incarnations
“There are three categories of incarnations of Godhead: partial incarnations, qualitative incarnations and empowered incarnations. The puruṣas and Matsya are examples of partial incarnations.”
What the purport teaches
- There are three categories of incarnations of Godhead.
- These are partial incarnations, qualitative incarnations and empowered incarnations.
- The puruṣas and Matsya are examples of partial incarnations.
Try this today
Write down the three categories and place the puruṣas and Matsya under partial incarnations.
Ask yourself
Which examples help you remember the category of partial incarnations?
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.