Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Ādi 5.153
Divine Portions and Their Relationships
“Śrī Rāma and Śrī Lakṣmaṇa, who are plenary portions of Lord Kṛṣṇa and Lord Balarāma respectively, entered into Them at the time of Kṛṣṇa’s and Balarāma’s appearance.”
What the purport teaches
- Śrī Rāma and Śrī Lakṣmaṇa are plenary portions of Lord Kṛṣṇa and Lord Balarāma respectively. They entered into Them at the time of Kṛṣṇa’s and Balarāma’s appearance.
- With reference to the Viṣṇu-dharmottara, the Laghu-bhāgavatāmṛta identifies Rāma, Lakṣmaṇa, Bharata and Śatrughna as incarnations of Vāsudeva, Saṅkarṣaṇa, Pradyumna and Aniruddha respectively.
- The Padma Purāṇa describes Rāmacandra as Nārāyaṇa, and Lakṣmaṇa, Bharata and Śatrughna as Śeṣa, Cakra and Śaṅkha respectively. The Rāma-gīta of the Skanda Purāṇa describes the three brothers as Lord Rāma’s triple attendants.
Try this today
Write down the two relationships in the translation: Śrī Rāma with Lord Kṛṣṇa, and Śrī Lakṣmaṇa with Lord Balarāma.
Ask yourself
Which relationship described here would you like to understand and remember more clearly?
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.