Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Ādi 5.116
Lord Nityānanda Is the Source of Incarnations
“That Lord Viṣṇu is but a part of a part of a plenary portion of Lord Nityānanda, who is the source of all incarnations.”
What the purport teaches
- Lord Viṣṇu is a part of a part of a plenary portion of Lord Nityānanda, the source of all incarnations.
- The Lord of Śvetadvīpa has immense potency for creation and destruction.
- Śrī Nityānanda Prabhu is Baladeva Himself, the original form of Saṅkarṣaṇa. He is the original form of the Lord of Śvetadvīpa.
Try this today
Write down the teaching that Lord Nityānanda is the source of all incarnations, and reflect on it for a moment.
Ask yourself
What does this teaching help you appreciate about Śrī Nityānanda Prabhu?
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.