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Kṛṣṇa Is the Source of All Incarnations

“The Personality of Godhead Śrī Kṛṣṇa, who is eternally an adolescent, is the primeval Lord, the source of all incarnations. He expands Himself in these six categories of forms to establish His supremacy throughout the universe.

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Ādi 2.99, translation

What the purport teaches

  • The Personality of Godhead Śrī Kṛṣṇa is eternally an adolescent.
  • He is the primeval Lord and the source of all incarnations.
  • He expands Himself in six categories of forms to establish His supremacy throughout the universe.

Try this today

Read the translation slowly, pausing to reflect on the words “the source of all incarnations.”

Ask yourself

How does knowing Kṛṣṇa as the source of all incarnations shape your understanding of Him?

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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