Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 20.368
Two Types of Empowered Incarnations
“Empowered incarnations are of two types — primary and secondary. The primary ones are directly empowered by the Supreme Personality of Godhead and are called incarnations. The secondary ones are indirectly empowered by the Supreme Personality of Godhead and are called vibhūti.
What the purport teaches
- Empowered incarnations are of two types: primary and secondary.
- Primary ones are directly empowered by the Supreme Personality of Godhead and are called incarnations.
- Secondary ones are indirectly empowered by the Supreme Personality of Godhead and are called vibhūti.
Try this today
Write two short lines: “Primary: directly empowered” and “Secondary: indirectly empowered, called vibhūti.”
Ask yourself
What distinction does this verse make between direct and indirect empowerment?
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.