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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 20.186

The Chief Quadruple Expansions

“The chief quadruple expansions are named Vāsudeva, Saṅkarṣaṇa, Pradyumna and Aniruddha. These are called prābhava-vilāsa.

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 20.186, translation

What the purport teaches

  • The chief expansions described here form a group of four.
  • Their names are Vāsudeva, Saṅkarṣaṇa, Pradyumna and Aniruddha.
  • These chief quadruple expansions are called prābhava-vilāsa.

Try this today

Read the four names aloud, then try writing them from memory under the heading prābhava-vilāsa.

Ask yourself

Can you recall the four names and the term used for this group?

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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