Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Ādi 5.154
Divine Identity Behind Their Brotherly Relationship
“Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma present Themselves as younger brother and elder brother, but in the scriptures They are described as the original Supreme Personality of Godhead and His expansion.”
What the purport teaches
- Kṛṣṇa presents Himself as the younger brother.
- Balarāma presents Himself as the elder brother.
- The scriptures describe Kṛṣṇa as the original Supreme Personality of Godhead and Balarāma as His expansion.
Try this today
Read the translation and briefly recall both Their brotherly roles and Their divine identities.
Ask yourself
How does Their scriptural identity deepen your appreciation of Their relationship as brothers?
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.