Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Ādi 2.40
Opulence Beyond the Puruṣa Incarnations
“The direct Lords of the living beings are the puruṣa incarnations. But Your opulence and power are more exalted than Theirs.
What the purport teaches
- The puruṣa incarnations are the direct Lords of the living beings.
- The Lord addressed possesses opulence more exalted than Theirs.
- His power is also more exalted than that of the puruṣa incarnations.
Try this today
Reread the verse and identify its two comparisons: the Lord's greater opulence and greater power.
Ask yourself
How does this comparison deepen my appreciation of the Lord's opulence and power?
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.