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The Lord and His Form Are Nondifferent
“For that offense, he cannot be liberated. Rather, he will fall into a terrible hellish condition. What more should I say?”
What the purport teaches
- Those serious about devotional service do not distinguish the Lord’s form made of clay, metal, stone or wood from His original form.
- An ordinary person differs from a photograph or statue, but Lord Kṛṣṇa does not differ from His worshipable form. The Lord is absolute.
- Stone, wood and metal are the Lord’s energies, and energy is never separate from its source. The verse warns that the offense described prevents liberation and leads to a terrible hellish condition.
Try this today
Reflect today on the example of sunshine and the sun: their inseparability helps explain the Lord’s relationship with His energies.
Ask yourself
How does understanding the Lord’s energies deepen your respect for His worshipable form?
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.