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Distinct Forms of Her Expansions

“The goddesses of fortune are Her plenary portions, and they display the forms of vaibhava-vilāsa. The queens are of the nature of Her vaibhava-prakāśa.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Ādi 4.78, translation

What the purport teaches

  • The goddesses of fortune are Her plenary portions.
  • They display the forms of vaibhava-vilāsa.
  • The queens are of the nature of Her vaibhava-prakāśa.

Try this today

Copy vaibhava-vilāsa and vaibhava-prakāśa once, noting beside each the group it describes.

Ask yourself

Which term belongs to the goddesses of fortune, and which belongs to the queens?

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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