Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Ādi 2.85
Recognize the Hypothetical Alternative
“Thus he would have said, ‘Nārāyaṇa, the source of all incarnations, is the original Personality of Godhead. He has appeared as Śrī Kṛṣṇa.’
What the purport teaches
- The words “would have said” introduce an imagined alternative statement.
- In that alternative, Nārāyaṇa would be called the source of all incarnations and the original Personality of Godhead.
- The alternative would then describe Him as having appeared as Śrī Kṛṣṇa.
Try this today
Read the opening words together with the quotation, keeping its hypothetical nature in view.
Ask yourself
How do the words “would have said” guide my reading of the quotation?
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.