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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Ādi 14.3

Kṛṣṇa Appeared Again as Lord Caitanya

“I have thus described in brief the advent of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, who appeared as the son of mother Śacī exactly as Kṛṣṇa appeared as the son of mother Yaśodā.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Ādi 14.3, translation

What the purport teaches

  • The advent of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu has been briefly described.
  • He appeared as the son of mother Śacī, exactly as Kṛṣṇa appeared as the son of mother Yaśodā.
  • Śrīla Narottama dāsa Ṭhākura confirms that Lord Kṛṣṇa has appeared again as Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu.

Try this today

Read the translation slowly, remembering that Kṛṣṇa appeared again as Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu, the son of mother Śacī.

Ask yourself

How does knowing that Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu is Kṛṣṇa Himself shape your understanding of His appearance?

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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