Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 20.327
Avatāras Named for Their Manvantaras
“In the Brahma-sāvarṇya-manvantara, the avatāra is named Viṣvaksena, and in the Dharma-sāvarṇya, he is named Dharmasetu. In the Rudra-sāvarṇya he is named Sudhāmā, and in the Deva-sāvarṇya, he is named Yogeśvara.
What the purport teaches
- In the Brahma-sāvarṇya-manvantara, the avatāra is named Viṣvaksena.
- In the Dharma-sāvarṇya, the avatāra is named Dharmasetu.
- In the Rudra-sāvarṇya he is named Sudhāmā, and in the Deva-sāvarṇya he is named Yogeśvara.
Try this today
Write down one manvantara and its avatāra’s name, then read the pair aloud.
Ask yourself
Which of these avatāra names can you remember with its manvantara?
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.