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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 20.297

Kṛṣṇa’s Pastime Incarnations Are Innumerable

“No one can count the innumerable pastime incarnations of Lord Kṛṣṇa, but I shall describe the principal ones.

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 20.297, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Lord Kṛṣṇa has innumerable pastime incarnations.
  • No one can count all these incarnations.
  • The teaching will describe the principal pastime incarnations rather than every one.

Try this today

Write one reminder in your notes: the principal incarnations do not exhaust Kṛṣṇa’s innumerable pastime incarnations.

Ask yourself

What does the impossibility of counting Kṛṣṇa’s incarnations invite you to reflect on?

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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