Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 20.355
The Lord Descends in a Transcendental Body
“ ‘The Lord does not have a material body, yet He descends among human beings in His transcendental body as an incarnation. Therefore it is very difficult for us to understand who is an incarnation. Only by His extraordinary prowess and uncommon activities, which are impossible for embodied living entities, can one partially understand the incarnation of the Supreme Personality of Godhead.’
What the purport teaches
- The Lord does not have a material body. He descends among human beings in His transcendental body.
- It is very difficult for us to understand who is an incarnation.
- His extraordinary prowess and uncommon activities are impossible for embodied living entities. Through these, one can partially understand the incarnation of the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
Try this today
Reread the translation and note the distinction between the Lord’s transcendental body and a material body.
Ask yourself
How does this teaching remind me of the limits of my understanding of the Lord?
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.