Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Ādi 5.27-28
Nārāyaṇa’s Form, Opulence and Serving Energies
“Kṛṣṇa’s own form has only two hands, but in the form of Lord Nārāyaṇa He has four hands. Lord Nārāyaṇa holds a conchshell, disc, club and lotus flower, and He is full of great opulence. The śrī, bhū and nīlā energies serve at His lotus feet.”
What the purport teaches
- Kṛṣṇa’s own form has two hands, while His form as Lord Nārāyaṇa has four. Nārāyaṇa holds a conchshell, disc, club and lotus flower and is full of great opulence.
- The śrī, bhū and nīlā energies serve four-handed Nārāyaṇa at His lotus feet in Vaikuṇṭha.
- The Rāmānuja and Madhva sects of Vaiṣṇavism describe these energies extensively. In Bengal, the nīlā energy is sometimes called the līlā energy.
Try this today
Write down the four objects Nārāyaṇa holds, then reread how His energies serve Him.
Ask yourself
What draws your attention to the energies serving at Nārāyaṇa’s lotus feet?
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.