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The Original Incarnation and Shelter of Everything

“That Mahā-puruṣa is identical with the Personality of Godhead. He is the original incarnation, the seed of all others, and the shelter of everything.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Ādi 5.82, translation

What the purport teaches

  • The Mahā-puruṣa is identical with the Personality of Godhead.
  • He is the original incarnation, the seed of all other incarnations.
  • He is the shelter of everything.

Try this today

Read the translation slowly today, pausing over the words “the shelter of everything.”

Ask yourself

What does it mean to you that everything has its shelter in Him?

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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