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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Ādi 2.28

One Personality, Different Bodily Features

“Nārāyaṇa and Śrī Kṛṣṇa are the same Personality of Godhead, but although They are identical, Their bodily features are different.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Ādi 2.28, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Nārāyaṇa and Śrī Kṛṣṇa are the same Personality of Godhead.
  • Although They are identical, Their bodily features are different.
  • Their different bodily features do not mean They are different Personalities of Godhead.

Try this today

Read the translation slowly, noting both what is identical and what is different.

Ask yourself

Can I hold together Their identity as one Personality and Their different bodily features?

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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