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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 20.294

Kṣīrodakaśāyī Viṣṇu Belongs to Both Incarnation Types

“The third expansion of Viṣṇu is Kṣīrodakaśāyī Viṣṇu, who is the incarnation of the quality of goodness. He is to be counted within both types of incarnations [puruṣa-avatāras and guṇa-avatāras].

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 20.294, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Kṣīrodakaśāyī Viṣṇu is the third expansion of Viṣṇu.
  • He is the incarnation of the quality of goodness.
  • He is counted among both the puruṣa-avatāras and the guṇa-avatāras.

Try this today

Make a short study card listing His name, the quality of goodness, and both incarnation types.

Ask yourself

How would you describe Kṣīrodakaśāyī Viṣṇu using the three facts given here?

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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