Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 20.315
Viṣṇu Is Kṛṣṇa’s Powerful Personal Expansion
“Lord Viṣṇu is in the category of svāṁśa because He has opulences almost equal to Kṛṣṇa’s. Kṛṣṇa is the original person, and Lord Viṣṇu is His personal expansion. This is the verdict of all Vedic literatures.
What the purport teaches
- Lord Viṣṇu belongs to the category of svāṁśa, Kṛṣṇa’s personal expansion. Kṛṣṇa is the original person and the source of all incarnations.
- Lord Viṣṇu directs the mode of goodness but always remains beyond the jurisdiction of the modes of material nature.
- The translation describes Viṣṇu’s opulences as almost equal to Kṛṣṇa’s. The purport explains that, in power, Viṣṇu is as powerful as Kṛṣṇa because He possesses all the opulences.
Try this today
Write a short definition of svāṁśa using the words “Kṛṣṇa’s personal expansion.”
Ask yourself
How does understanding Viṣṇu as Kṛṣṇa’s personal expansion deepen my appreciation of His power?
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.