Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 1.67
Distinguishing Kṛṣṇa’s Pastimes and Places
“ ‘The Kṛṣṇa known as Yadu-kumāra is Vāsudeva Kṛṣṇa. He is different from the Kṛṣṇa who is the son of Nanda Mahārāja. Yadu-kumāra Kṛṣṇa manifests His pastimes in the cities of Mathurā and Dvārakā, but Kṛṣṇa the son of Nanda Mahārāja never at any time leaves Vṛndāvana.’”
What the purport teaches
- The Kṛṣṇa known as Yadu-kumāra is Vāsudeva Kṛṣṇa, distinguished here from Kṛṣṇa the son of Nanda Mahārāja.
- Yadu-kumāra Kṛṣṇa manifests His pastimes in Mathurā and Dvārakā. The son of Nanda Mahārāja never leaves Vṛndāvana.
- The purport identifies this verse as included in Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī’s Laghu-bhāgavatāmṛta.
Try this today
Write two short lines pairing Yadu-kumāra with Mathurā and Dvārakā, and the son of Nanda Mahārāja with Vṛndāvana.
Ask yourself
Can you explain the distinction this verse makes without mixing the places of these pastimes?
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.