Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 20.237
Sixteen Personalities in the Hayaśīrṣa-pañcarātra
“According to the Hayaśīrṣa-pañcarātra, there are sixteen personalities. I shall now describe that opinion of how They hold the weapons.
What the purport teaches
- According to the Hayaśīrṣa-pañcarātra, there are sixteen personalities. The translation introduces an account of how They hold the weapons.
- The first eight listed are Vāsudeva, Saṅkarṣaṇa, Pradyumna, Aniruddha, Keśava, Nārāyaṇa, Mādhava and Govinda.
- The remaining eight are Viṣṇu, Madhusūdana, Trivikrama, Vāmana, Śrīdhara, Hṛṣīkeśa, Padmanābha and Dāmodara.
Try this today
Today, read all sixteen names aloud slowly, giving attention to each name.
Ask yourself
Which of these sixteen names can I already recall, and which need more attention?
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.