Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Ādi 17.304
Kṛṣṇa’s Inconceivable Energy Reconciles Contradictions
“He is Kṛṣṇa, yet He has accepted the mood of the gopīs. How is it so? It is the inconceivable character of the Lord, which is very difficult to understand.”
What the purport teaches
- Although He is Kṛṣṇa Himself, the Lord accepts the mood of the gopīs and feels separation from Kṛṣṇa.
- This appears contradictory by mundane calculations. The Supreme Personality of Godhead has inconceivable energy that makes the impossible possible.
- Such contradictions are very difficult to understand unless a devotee strictly follows Vaiṣṇava philosophy under the direction of the Gosvāmīs.
Try this today
Write down the purport’s explanation that the Lord’s inconceivable energy can make the impossible possible.
Ask yourself
Am I willing to learn under the direction of the Gosvāmīs when the Lord’s character exceeds my understanding?
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.