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Kṛṣṇa Appears Among the Described Incarnations

“The Bhāgavatam describes the symptoms and deeds of the incarnations in general and counts Śrī Kṛṣṇa among them.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Ādi 2.68, translation

What the purport teaches

  • The Bhāgavatam describes the symptoms, or distinguishing characteristics, of the incarnations.
  • It also describes their deeds.
  • In this general account of incarnations, it includes Śrī Kṛṣṇa.

Try this today

Write one sentence summarizing what the Bhāgavatam describes and whom it includes.

Ask yourself

Am I attending to both the characteristics and the deeds described in the text?

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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