Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 5.118
Lord Jagannātha’s Form Is Completely Spiritual
“Lord Jagannātha is completely spiritual and full of transcendental bliss, but you have compared Him to a dull, destructible body composed of the inert, external energy of the Lord.
What the purport teaches
- Lord Jagannātha is completely spiritual and full of transcendental bliss. To regard His Deity form as merely wood or stone is an offense.
- A pure devotee makes no distinction between Lord Jagannātha and His body. He is not a soul within a material body like an ordinary human being.
- Devotional service purifies the eyes so that one can perceive Lord Jagannātha’s form as completely spiritual. There is actually no difference between Lord Jagannātha and Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
Try this today
Offer a respectful prayer to Lord Jagannātha, remembering that His form is completely spiritual.
Ask yourself
Do I think of the worshipable Deity in terms of ordinary material objects?
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.