Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Ādi 6.112
The Lord Appears as a Devotee
“The original bhakta-avatāra is Saṅkarṣaṇa. Śrī Advaita is counted among such incarnations.”
What the purport teaches
- When Lord Viṣṇu appears as a servitor, He is called an incarnation of a devotee of Lord Kṛṣṇa. Saṅkarṣaṇa is the original incarnation of a devotee.
- Mahā-Viṣṇu is a manifestation of Saṅkarṣaṇa. Advaita Prabhu is accepted as an incarnation of Mahā-Viṣṇu.
- Although Śrī Advaita Prabhu belongs to the Viṣṇu category, He serves Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu as His associate. He is an eternal servitor of Gaura Kṛṣṇa and is therefore accepted as a devotee incarnation.
Try this today
Read the third point slowly and reflect for a moment on Śrī Advaita Prabhu’s servitorship.
Ask yourself
What does Śrī Advaita Prabhu’s example help you appreciate about serving the Lord?
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.