Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 20.172
Different Names, No Difference in the Lord
“When the Lord expands Himself in innumerable forms, there is no difference in the forms, but due to different features, bodily colors and weapons, the names are different.
What the purport teaches
- The Lord expands Himself in innumerable forms.
- There is no difference in these forms.
- Their names differ because of different features, bodily colors and weapons.
Try this today
List the three distinctions mentioned here: features, bodily colors and weapons.
Ask yourself
How can you remember the Lord’s oneness while learning about His differently named 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.