Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 20.192
Kṛṣṇa Himself Is Four-handed Nārāyaṇa
“Lord Kṛṣṇa again expands, and within the paravyoma, the spiritual sky, He is situated in fullness as the four-handed Nārāyaṇa, accompanied by expansions of the original quadruple form.
What the purport teaches
- Goloka Vṛndāvana is the topmost planet in the spiritual sky and is divided into three parts. Mathurā and Dvārakā are the residences of Kṛṣṇa in His prābhava-vilāsa forms.
- Balarāma, Kṛṣṇa’s vaibhava-prakāśa, is eternally situated in Gokula. From the quadruple prābhava-vilāsa, twenty-four vaibhava-vilāsa forms expand, each holding weapons in different positions.
- Below Goloka Vṛndāvana is the spiritual sky itself, the paravyoma. There Kṛṣṇa Himself is situated in fullness as four-handed Nārāyaṇa, accompanied by expansions of the original quadruple form.
Try this today
Read the final sentence of the purport again, noting that Kṛṣṇa Himself is situated as Nārāyaṇa.
Ask yourself
How does this passage help you understand Nārāyaṇa’s relationship with Kṛṣṇa?
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.