Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 5.114
Understand Body and Owner Language
“The poet said, “Lord Jagannātha is a most beautiful body, and Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, who is exceptionally grave, is the owner of that body.”
What the purport teaches
- The poet calls Lord Jagannātha a most beautiful body.
- He describes Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu as exceptionally grave and as the owner of that body. These are the poet’s claims in his explanation.
- The purport explains that śarīrī means a person who owns the śarīra, or body.
Try this today
Write down the two terms śarīra and śarīrī, with their meanings: body and owner of the body.
Ask yourself
Can I clearly distinguish the meanings of śarīra and śarīrī?
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.