Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 18.117
Recognizing Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu as Extraordinary
“After Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu explained the difference between an ordinary living being and the Supreme Personality of Godhead, the people said, “No one considers You an ordinary human being. You are like Kṛṣṇa in every respect, in both bodily features and characteristics.”
What the purport teaches
- Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu explained the difference between an ordinary living being and the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
- The people replied that no one considered Him an ordinary human being.
- They said He was like Kṛṣṇa in every respect, both in bodily features and in characteristics.
Try this today
Note the two things the people compared with Kṛṣṇa: bodily features and characteristics.
Ask yourself
What did the people recognize in Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu beyond an ordinary human appearance?
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.