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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Ādi 16.106

Recognizing the Lord’s Supreme Position

“In a dream the goddess informed him of the Lord’s position, and the poetic champion could understand that Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu is the Supreme Personality of Godhead Himself.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Ādi 16.106, translation

What the purport teaches

  • The goddess informed the poet of the Lord’s position in a dream.
  • Through this revelation, the poetic champion came to understand who Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu is.
  • Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu is the Supreme Personality of Godhead Himself.

Try this today

Read the translation slowly, pausing to reflect on Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s supreme position.

Ask yourself

How does recognizing Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu as the Supreme Personality of Godhead shape your understanding of Him?

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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