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Śrī Caitanya Is Kṛṣṇa Himself
“After sitting on the ground, Caitanya Mahāprabhu exhibited His mystic power by manifesting an effulgence as brilliant as the illumination of millions of suns.”
What the purport teaches
- Sitting on the ground, Caitanya Mahāprabhu manifested an effulgence as brilliant as millions of suns.
- Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu is the Supreme Personality of Godhead Kṛṣṇa and is full of all potencies. Such illumination is therefore not remarkable for Him.
- Śrī Kṛṣṇa is Yogeśvara, the master of all mystic powers. Because Śrī Kṛṣṇa Caitanya Mahāprabhu is Lord Kṛṣṇa Himself, He can exhibit any mystic power.
Try this today
Spend one minute reflecting on the statement: Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu is Lord Kṛṣṇa Himself, full of all potencies.
Ask yourself
How does knowing that Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu is Kṛṣṇa Himself shape my understanding of His effulgence?
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.