Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 20.373
A Representative Invested With Special Power
“ ‘Whenever the Lord is present in someone by portions of His various potencies, the living entity representing the Lord is called a śaktyāveśa-avatāra — that is, an incarnation invested with special power.’
What the purport teaches
- The Lord can be present in someone by portions of His various potencies.
- The living entity representing the Lord in this way is called a śaktyāveśa-avatāra.
- This means an incarnation invested with special power. The purport identifies the quotation as coming from the Laghu-bhāgavatāmṛta.
Try this today
Write a one-sentence definition of śaktyāveśa-avatāra using the words “representing the Lord” and “special power.”
Ask yourself
How does the phrase “invested with special power” help you understand a śaktyāveśa-avatāra?
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.