Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Ādi 2.97
Kṛṣṇa Enjoys Himself Through His Expansions
“The Personality of Godhead Śrī Kṛṣṇa enjoys Himself in six primary expansions. His two manifestations are prābhava and vaibhava.
What the purport teaches
- Śrī Kṛṣṇa enjoys Himself in six primary expansions. His innumerable expansions fall primarily into two categories: prābhava and vaibhava.
- The prābhava forms are fully potent like Śrī Kṛṣṇa and manifest in relation with potencies. The vaibhava forms are partially potent and manifest in relation with excellences.
- The prābhava manifestations are temporary or eternal. Mohinī, Haṁsa and Śukla appear temporarily in a particular age.
Try this today
Make two headings, “prābhava” and “vaibhava,” and write the purport’s description of each beneath it.
Ask yourself
What distinction between prābhava and vaibhava does this purport help me understand?
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.