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Svayaṁ Bhagavān Is the Source of All

“Only the Personality of Godhead, the source of all other Divinities, is eligible to be designated svayaṁ bhagavān, or the primeval Lord.

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Ādi 2.88, translation

What the purport teaches

  • The Personality of Godhead is the source of all other Divinities.
  • Only that source is eligible to be designated svayaṁ bhagavān.
  • Svayaṁ bhagavān means the primeval Lord.

Try this today

Write “svayaṁ bhagavān — the primeval Lord, the source of all other Divinities” as a study note.

Ask yourself

What makes the designation svayaṁ bhagavān unique?

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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