Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Ādi 3.23
The Lord Appears to Reestablish Religion
“ ‘To deliver the pious and to annihilate the miscreants, as well as to reestablish the principles of religion, I Myself appear, millennium after millennium.’
What the purport teaches
- Lord Kṛṣṇa declares that He appears to deliver the pious.
- He also appears to annihilate the miscreants.
- He comes to reestablish the principles of religion, millennium after millennium.
Try this today
Write down the three purposes the Lord gives for His appearance, and reflect on each.
Ask yourself
How does knowing the purposes of the Lord’s appearance deepen my understanding of His care?
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.