Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Ādi 17.19
Lord Caitanya Manifests the Boar Incarnation
“One day Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu felt the ecstasy of the boar incarnation and got up on the shoulders of Murāri Gupta. Thus they both danced in Murāri Gupta’s courtyard.”
What the purport teaches
- Caitanya Mahāprabhu cried out, “Śūkara! Śūkara!” He assumed His form as the boar incarnation.
- The Lord climbed onto Murāri Gupta’s shoulders. They danced together in Murāri Gupta’s courtyard.
- He carried a small gāḍu, a waterpot with a nozzle. With it, He symbolically picked up the earth from the ocean’s depths, enacting Lord Varāha’s pastime.
Try this today
Reread the account and recall how the small waterpot represented the lifting of the earth.
Ask yourself
What does the Lord’s action with the waterpot help you remember about Lord Varāha?
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.