Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Ādi 1.67
Qualitative and Empowered Incarnations
“Brahmā, Viṣṇu and Śiva are qualitative incarnations. Empowered incarnations are those like the Kumāras, King Pṛthu and Mahāmuni Vyāsa [the compiler of the Vedas].”
What the purport teaches
- Brahmā, Viṣṇu and Śiva are qualitative incarnations.
- The Kumāras and King Pṛthu are examples of empowered incarnations.
- Mahāmuni Vyāsa, the compiler of the Vedas, is also an empowered incarnation.
Try this today
Make two short lists headed “Qualitative” and “Empowered,” using the names in this translation.
Ask yourself
Can you distinguish the qualitative incarnations from the empowered incarnations named here?
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.