Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 20.170
One Kṛṣṇa Manifests Sixteen Thousand Forms
“ ‘It is astounding that Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa, who is one without a second, expanded Himself in sixteen thousand similar forms to marry sixteen thousand queens in their respective homes.’
What the purport teaches
- Nārada Muni speaks this verse in Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam.
- Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa is one without a second, yet He expanded Himself in sixteen thousand similar forms.
- He manifested these forms to marry sixteen thousand queens in their respective homes. Nārada describes this as astounding.
Try this today
Read the translation slowly, giving special attention to the words “one without a second.”
Ask yourself
What inspires wonder in you about Kṛṣṇa remaining one while manifesting so many forms?
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.