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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Ādi 2.106

Śrī Kṛṣṇa Is the Original Lord

“Thus the Personality of Godhead Śrī Kṛṣṇa is the original, primeval Lord, the source of all other expansions. All the revealed scriptures accept Śrī Kṛṣṇa as the Supreme Lord.

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Ādi 2.106, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Śrī Kṛṣṇa, the Personality of Godhead, is the original, primeval Lord.
  • He is the source of all other expansions.
  • All the revealed scriptures accept Śrī Kṛṣṇa as the Supreme Lord.

Try this today

Read the translation aloud once, pausing at the words “original, primeval Lord.”

Ask yourself

How does knowing Kṛṣṇa as the source of all expansions shape your understanding of Him?

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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