Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 20.159
Brahman Is Kṛṣṇa’s Bodily Effulgence
“The manifestation of the impersonal Brahman effulgence, which is without variety, is the rays of Kṛṣṇa’s bodily effulgence. It is exactly like the sun. When the sun is seen by our ordinary eyes, it appears to consist simply of effulgence.
What the purport teaches
- The impersonal Brahman effulgence is without variety.
- This effulgence consists of the rays of Kṛṣṇa’s bodily effulgence.
- The comparison is to the sun, which appears to ordinary eyes to consist simply of effulgence.
Try this today
Read the sun comparison once more, then state in your own words where the Brahman effulgence comes from.
Ask yourself
How does the sun comparison help you understand Brahman’s relationship to Kṛṣṇa?
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.