Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Ādi 4.11-12
Kṛṣṇa Appears With All His Incarnations
“Lord Nārāyaṇa, the four primary expansions [Vāsudeva, Saṅkarṣaṇa, Pradyumna and Aniruddha], Matsya and the other līlā incarnations, the yuga-avatāras, the manv-antara incarnations and as many other incarnations as there are — all descend in the body of Lord Kṛṣṇa. In this way the complete Supreme Godhead, Lord Kṛṣṇa Himself, appears.”
What the purport teaches
- Lord Nārāyaṇa and the four primary expansions—Vāsudeva, Saṅkarṣaṇa, Pradyumna and Aniruddha—descend in Lord Kṛṣṇa’s body.
- Matsya and the other līlā incarnations, the yuga-avatāras and the manv-antara incarnations also descend within Him.
- All other incarnations descend in Him as well. In this way, Lord Kṛṣṇa Himself appears as the complete Supreme Godhead.
Try this today
Read the names of the four primary expansions aloud, then reread the translation’s concluding sentence.
Ask yourself
How does this description deepen your understanding of Lord Kṛṣṇa as the complete Supreme Godhead?
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.