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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 20.398

Kṛṣṇa Is Most Complete in Vṛndāvana

“Kṛṣṇa is complete in the spiritual sky [Vaikuṇṭha], He is more complete in Mathurā and Dvārakā, and He is most complete in Vṛndāvana, Vraja, due to His manifesting all His opulences.

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 20.398, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Kṛṣṇa is complete in the spiritual sky, Vaikuṇṭha.
  • He is more complete in Mathurā and Dvārakā.
  • He is most complete in Vṛndāvana, Vraja, because He manifests all His opulences there. The purport notes that the Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu confirms this teaching.

Try this today

Write the three descriptions—complete, more complete and most complete—with the places named for each.

Ask yourself

What reason does this verse give for calling Kṛṣṇa most complete in Vṛndāvana?

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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