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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 6.124

The Lord’s Presence Is Fully Independent

“The Supreme Personality of Godhead always resides either in the heart or in the home of a devotee. This fact is sometimes hidden and sometimes manifest, for the Supreme Personality of Godhead is fully independent.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Antya 6.124, translation

What the purport teaches

  • The Supreme Personality of Godhead always resides either in the heart or in the home of a devotee.
  • His presence is sometimes hidden and sometimes manifest.
  • The Supreme Personality of Godhead is fully independent; His presence need not always be manifest.

Try this today

Pause quietly at home today and remember that the Lord’s presence may be hidden or manifest.

Ask yourself

How does this verse help me remember the Lord when His presence seems hidden?

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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