Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Ādi 14.5
Ordinary Appearance, Supreme Lord’s Pastimes
“Let me offer my respectful obeisances unto the childhood pastimes of Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, who is Lord Kṛṣṇa Himself. Although such pastimes appear exactly like those of an ordinary child, they should be understood as various pastimes of the Supreme Personality of Godhead.”
What the purport teaches
- Respectful obeisances are offered to the childhood pastimes of Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
- Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu is Lord Kṛṣṇa Himself.
- Although His pastimes appear exactly like those of an ordinary child, they should be understood as pastimes of the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
Try this today
Offer respectful obeisances to the Lord’s childhood pastimes before reading about them today.
Ask yourself
What should you remember when the Lord’s childhood activities seem ordinary?
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.