Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Ādi 1.78
Examples of the Lord’s Vilāsa-vigrahas
“Examples of such vilāsa-vigrahas are Baladeva, Nārāyaṇa in Vaikuṇṭha-dhāma, and the catur-vyūha — Vāsudeva, Saṅkarṣaṇa, Pradyumna and Aniruddha.”
What the purport teaches
- Baladeva is an example of a vilāsa-vigraha.
- Nārāyaṇa in Vaikuṇṭha-dhāma is also a vilāsa-vigraha.
- The catur-vyūha—Vāsudeva, Saṅkarṣaṇa, Pradyumna and Aniruddha—are further examples.
Try this today
Read aloud the names of the four forms in the catur-vyūha.
Ask yourself
Which examples of vilāsa-vigrahas can I now name?
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.