Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Ādi 16.82
Contradictions Are Wonderfully Possible in Kṛṣṇa
“ ‘Everyone knows that lotus flowers grow in the water but water never grows from a lotus. All such contradictions, however, are wonderfully possible in Kṛṣṇa: the great river Ganges has grown from His lotus feet.’
What the purport teaches
- Lotus flowers grow in water, but water never grows from a lotus.
- Such contradictions are wonderfully possible in Kṛṣṇa.
- The great river Ganges has grown from His lotus feet.
Try this today
Read the translation slowly once, giving special attention to the words “wonderfully possible in Kṛṣṇa.”
Ask yourself
What does the origin of the Ganges invite me to appreciate about Kṛṣṇa?
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.