Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 20.176
Two Names for the Lord’s Manifestations
“When the Lord is two-handed He is called vaibhava-prakāśa, and when He is four-handed He is called prābhava-prakāśa.
What the purport teaches
- When the Lord is two-handed, He is called vaibhava-prakāśa.
- When the Lord is four-handed, He is called prābhava-prakāśa.
- The verse distinguishes these two manifestations by the number of the Lord’s hands.
Try this today
Write the two terms side by side, with “two-handed” and “four-handed” beneath the appropriate names.
Ask yourself
Can you connect each name with the form it describes?
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.