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The Lord’s Inconceivable Potency Displays Many Forms

“When the Lord displays numerous forms with different features by His inconceivable potency, such forms are called vilāsa-vigrahas.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Ādi 1.77, translation

What the purport teaches

  • The Lord displays numerous forms with different features.
  • He displays these forms by His inconceivable potency, and they are called vilāsa-vigrahas.
  • The purport identifies this statement as another quotation from the Laghu-bhāgavatāmṛta.

Try this today

Read the translation slowly, giving special attention to the phrase “His inconceivable potency.”

Ask yourself

How does this teaching describe the potency behind the Lord’s many forms?

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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