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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Ādi 5.107

Nityānanda Balarāma Is the Source of Incarnations

“That Lord Nārāyaṇa is a part of a plenary part of Lord Nityānanda Balarāma, who is the source of all incarnations.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Ādi 5.107, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Lord Nityānanda Balarāma is the source of all incarnations.
  • Lord Nārāyaṇa is a part of a plenary part of Lord Nityānanda Balarāma.
  • The translation describes Lord Nārāyaṇa’s relationship to the source of all incarnations.

Try this today

Read the translation slowly and recall Lord Nityānanda Balarāma as the source of all incarnations.

Ask yourself

How does this description deepen your understanding of Lord Nityānanda Balarāma?

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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