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Kṛṣṇa Shelters All His Plenary Portions

“When the Supreme Personality of Godhead Kṛṣṇa appears, He is the shelter of all plenary parts. Thus at that time all His plenary portions join in Him.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Ādi 5.131, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Kṛṣṇa is the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
  • When He appears, He is the shelter of all plenary parts.
  • At that time, all His plenary portions join in Him.

Try this today

Read the translation slowly, pausing on the words “the shelter of all plenary parts.”

Ask yourself

How does this description help you understand Kṛṣṇa as the shelter of all His plenary portions?

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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