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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Ādi 2.104

All Manifestations Have Their Existence in Kṛṣṇa

“These are the principal manifestations and expansions of the Personality of Godhead and His three energies. They are all emanations from Śrī Kṛṣṇa, the Transcendence. They have their existence in Him.

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Ādi 2.104, translation

What the purport teaches

  • The manifestations and expansions described belong to the Personality of Godhead and His three energies.
  • They are all emanations from Śrī Kṛṣṇa, the Transcendence.
  • They all have their existence in Him.

Try this today

Write this summary and reflect on it: “All these manifestations come from Śrī Kṛṣṇa and have their existence in Him.”

Ask yourself

How does seeing Kṛṣṇa as both their source and the basis of their existence deepen your understanding of these manifestations?

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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