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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Ādi 17.109

Recognize the Supreme Lord Through Scripture

“You are now the same Personality of Godhead that You were in Your previous birth. Your identity is inconceivable eternal happiness.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Ādi 17.109, translation

What the purport teaches

  • The Lord is the same Personality of Godhead as in His previous birth. His identity is inconceivable eternal happiness.
  • The purport explains that astrological science can ascertain even the position of the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
  • The Supreme Personality of Godhead is identified by symptoms mentioned in the śāstras. No one can be accepted as God without scriptural proof.

Try this today

Write down this principle today: claims that someone is God require proof from the śāstras.

Ask yourself

Why is scriptural evidence important when considering claims about God?

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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