Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Ādi 4.38
Two Purposes Meet in the Lord’s Appearance
“When the Lord desired to appear for another reason, the time for promulgating the religion of the age also arose.”
What the purport teaches
- The Lord desired to appear for another reason.
- At the same time, the time had come to spread the religion of the age.
- The Lord’s desire to appear coincided with the occasion for spreading that religion.
Try this today
Read the translation slowly and identify the two occasions that came together.
Ask yourself
How does this verse help me see more than one purpose in the Lord’s appearance?
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.