Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 10.169
The Supreme Lord and His Subordinate Persons
“Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu purified me by taking away my deerskin. This is proof that He is all-pervasive and all-powerful and that I am subordinate to Him.
What the purport teaches
- Brahmānanda Bhāratī says that Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu purified him by taking away his deerskin. He accepts this as proof of the Lord’s all-pervasive power and his own subordinate position.
- Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu is the Supreme Brahman, while Brahmānanda Bhāratī is subordinate Brahman. The Supreme Personality of Godhead is the chief of all living entities.
- Both the Supreme Lord and the living entities are persons. The Lord is the predominator, and the living entities are predominated.
Try this today
Take a quiet moment today to acknowledge the Lord as supreme and yourself as subordinate to Him.
Ask yourself
What does accepting my subordinate position before the Lord mean to me?
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.