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Kṛṣṇa's Appearance Opens Deliverance to All
“Śrīla Advaita Ācārya Prabhu thought, “If Kṛṣṇa Himself appears in order to distribute the cult of devotional service, then only will liberation be possible for all people.””
What the purport teaches
- Śrīla Advaita Ācārya Prabhu thought that Kṛṣṇa Himself should appear to distribute devotional service. In this way, liberation would be possible for all people.
- The purport compares deliverance to a condemned person receiving special favor from a president or king.
- People of Kali-yuga can be delivered only by the Supreme Personality of Godhead Himself or someone especially empowered for this purpose. Advaita Ācārya desired the Lord's own appearance to deliver fallen souls.
Try this today
Offer a brief prayer today asking for the Lord's mercy and the opportunity for devotional service.
Ask yourself
What does this teaching show me about dependence on the Lord's mercy?
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.