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Govinda’s Effulgence Is Unlimited Brahman

“ ‘I worship Govinda, the primeval Lord, who is endowed with great power. The glowing effulgence of His transcendental form is the impersonal Brahman, which is absolute, complete and unlimited and which displays the varieties of countless planets, with their different opulences, in millions and millions of universes.’

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 20.160, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Govinda is worshiped as the primeval Lord, endowed with great power.
  • The glowing effulgence of His transcendental form is the impersonal Brahman, which is absolute, complete and unlimited.
  • This effulgence displays countless planets with different opulences in millions and millions of universes.

Try this today

Pause today and thoughtfully repeat the words, “I worship Govinda, the primeval Lord.”

Ask yourself

What does this description help you appreciate about Govinda’s greatness?

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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