Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 20.223
Twenty-four Forms of Lord Viṣṇu
“According to the Siddhārtha-saṁhitā there are twenty-four forms of Lord Viṣṇu. First I shall describe, according to the opinion of that book, the location of the weapons, beginning with the disc.
What the purport teaches
- The Siddhārtha-saṁhitā describes twenty-four forms of Lord Viṣṇu.
- The list begins with Vāsudeva, Saṅkarṣaṇa, Pradyumna and Aniruddha, and ends with Adhokṣaja and Upendra.
- The description follows that book’s account of the locations of the weapons, beginning with the disc.
Try this today
Read the list of twenty-four names slowly, and write down one name you want to remember.
Ask yourself
Which names among these twenty-four forms are new to me?
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.