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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 3.262

Love of Kṛṣṇa Draws Great Personalities

“During the incarnation of Lord Caitanya to inaugurate the Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement, even such personalities as Lord Brahmā, Lord Śiva and the four Kumāras took birth upon this earth, being allured by ecstatic love of Lord Kṛṣṇa.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Antya 3.262, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Lord Caitanya appeared to inaugurate the Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement.
  • Even Lord Brahmā, Lord Śiva and the four Kumāras took birth upon this earth during His incarnation.
  • They were allured by ecstatic love of Lord Kṛṣṇa.

Try this today

Pause before chanting today to reflect on the love of Kṛṣṇa that attracted these great personalities.

Ask yourself

What does their attraction reveal to you about the value of love of Kṛṣṇa?

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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