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Vyāsadeva Describes the Supreme Lord’s Characteristics

“In the auspicious invocation at the beginning of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, Śrīla Vyāsadeva has described the Supreme Personality of Godhead by these symptoms.

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 20.358, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam begins with an auspicious invocation.
  • In that invocation, Śrīla Vyāsadeva describes the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
  • He describes the Supreme Personality of Godhead by these symptoms.

Try this today

Write a study reminder to look for the Supreme Personality of Godhead’s characteristics when reading the opening invocation of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam.

Ask yourself

What does this verse invite me to notice in the opening invocation of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam?

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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