Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Ādi 7.117
Kṛṣṇa Is the Source of the Energies
“The living entities are energies, not the energetic. The energetic is Kṛṣṇa. This is very vividly described in the Bhagavad-gītā, the Viṣṇu Purāṇa and other Vedic literatures.
What the purport teaches
- Living entities are energies, not the energetic source. Kṛṣṇa is the energetic, as described in the Bhagavad-gītā, Viṣṇu Purāṇa and other Vedic literatures.
- The three paths of scriptural evidence are nyāya-prasthāna, śruti-prasthāna and smṛti-prasthāna. Smṛti presents conclusions drawn from Vedic evidence.
- One who believes in Vedic literature must accept all the texts recognized by the great ācāryas, rather than selectively rejecting some. Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu cites smṛti evidence, whose statements clearly establish the Personality of Godhead.
Try this today
Write the distinction clearly: “Living entities are Kṛṣṇa’s energies; Kṛṣṇa is their energetic source.”
Ask yourself
Are you willing to consider scriptural conclusions that challenge your existing ideas?
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.