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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 18.200

The Lord’s Personal Feature Is Worshipable

“Usually they describe the Lord’s impersonal aspect, but they hardly know that the Lord’s personal feature is worshipable. They are undoubtedly lacking this knowledge.

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 18.200, translation

What the purport teaches

  • The saintly Muslim admits that those supposedly conversant with the Koran could not understand its essence.
  • Because of this, they accepted only the Lord’s impersonal feature. Generally, they recited and explained only that portion.
  • The Lord’s transcendental body is worshipable, but most of these scholars were unaware of this.

Try this today

Offer a brief prayer of reverence to the Lord, remembering that His transcendental body is worshipable.

Ask yourself

How does knowing that the Lord’s personal feature is worshipable deepen your understanding of worship?

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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