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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 20.400

Completeness Describes How Qualities Are Manifested

“ ‘When the Supreme Personality of Godhead does not manifest all His transcendental qualities, He is called complete. When all the qualities are manifested, but not fully, He is called more complete. When He manifests all His qualities in fullness, He is called most complete. This is the version of all learned scholars in the devotional science.

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 20.400, translation

What the purport teaches

  • The Supreme Personality of Godhead is called complete when He does not manifest all His transcendental qualities.
  • He is called more complete when all His qualities are manifested, but not fully.
  • He is called most complete when all His qualities are manifested in fullness. This is the understanding of learned scholars in devotional science.

Try this today

Make a three-line note matching complete, more complete and most complete with their definitions.

Ask yourself

Can I distinguish these three degrees by how His qualities are manifested?

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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