Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 20.145
Collective Study Reveals Lord Viṣṇu’s Supremacy
“ ‘There are many types of Vedic literatures and supplementary Purāṇas. In each of them there are particular demigods who are spoken of as the chief demigods. This is just to create an illusion for moving and nonmoving living entities. Let them perpetually engage in such imaginations. However, when one analytically studies all these Vedic literatures collectively, he comes to the conclusion that Lord Viṣṇu is the one and only Supreme Personality of Godhead.’
What the purport teaches
- This quotation comes from the Padma Purāṇa. It describes many Vedic literatures and supplementary Purāṇas that present particular demigods as chief.
- Such presentations create illusion for moving and nonmoving living entities, who remain engaged in these imaginations.
- Analytical study of all these Vedic literatures together leads to the conclusion that Lord Viṣṇu is the one and only Supreme Personality of Godhead.
Try this today
Read the translation again and distinguish its descriptions of particular demigods from its final conclusion about Lord Viṣṇu.
Ask yourself
Why is studying the Vedic literatures collectively important for understanding their conclusion?
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.