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Kṛṣṇa Comes to Deliver Everyone

“Certainly Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu is in all respects the incarnation of Lord Kṛṣṇa. Now He has come to Mathurā to deliver everyone.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 17.163, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu is identified with certainty as the incarnation of Lord Kṛṣṇa in all respects.
  • He has now come to Mathurā.
  • His purpose in coming is to deliver everyone.

Try this today

Read the translation slowly, reflecting on Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu as Kṛṣṇa Himself, coming to deliver everyone.

Ask yourself

What does the word “everyone” help you appreciate about the Lord’s purpose?

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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