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Scripture Confirms Caitanya Is Kṛṣṇa’s Incarnation

“Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, the Mahābhārata, the Purāṇas and other Vedic literatures all give evidence to prove that Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa Caitanya Mahāprabhu is the incarnation of Kṛṣṇa.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Ādi 3.84, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam gives evidence that Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa Caitanya Mahāprabhu is the incarnation of Kṛṣṇa.
  • The Mahābhārata and the Purāṇas also give evidence for this conclusion.
  • Other Vedic literatures support the same conclusion: Śrī Kṛṣṇa Caitanya Mahāprabhu is Kṛṣṇa’s incarnation.

Try this today

Write down the verse’s conclusion and the three named scriptural sources that support it.

Ask yourself

What does the agreement of these Vedic literatures mean for my understanding of Śrī Kṛṣṇa Caitanya Mahāprabhu?

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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