Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Ādi 2.56
Kṛṣṇa Is the Source and Ultimate Shelter
“You are the ultimate shelter of these three plenary portions. Thus there is not the slightest doubt that You are the primeval Nārāyaṇa.
What the purport teaches
- Brahmā confirms that Lord Kṛṣṇa is the Supreme and the ultimate shelter of the three plenary portions. He is the primeval Nārāyaṇa.
- For His pastimes, Lord Kṛṣṇa has four original manifestations: Vāsudeva, Saṅkarṣaṇa, Pradyumna and Aniruddha.
- Mahā-Viṣṇu expands from Saṅkarṣaṇa, Garbhodakaśāyī Viṣṇu from Pradyumna, and Kṣīrodakaśāyī Viṣṇu from Aniruddha. All belong to the manifestations of Nārāyaṇa, who is a manifestation of Śrī Kṛṣṇa.
Try this today
Draw three simple pairs showing which manifestation each puruṣa expands from, and write above them: “Śrī Kṛṣṇa is the ultimate shelter.”
Ask yourself
How does seeing Kṛṣṇa as the source and ultimate shelter deepen your understanding of His 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.