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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 21.13

The Lord’s Energies Have No Discoverable Limit

“ ‘If I, Lord Brahmā, and your elder brothers, the great saints and sages, cannot understand the limits of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who is full of various energies, who else can understand them? Although constantly chanting about His transcendental qualities, the thousand-hooded Lord Śeṣa has not yet reached the end of the Lord’s activities.’

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 21.13, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Speaking to Nārada Muni, Lord Brahmā says that he and the great saints and sages cannot understand the Lord’s limits.
  • The Supreme Personality of Godhead is full of various energies.
  • The thousand-hooded Lord Śeṣa constantly chants about His transcendental qualities, yet has not reached the end of His activities.

Try this today

Read aloud the sentence about Lord Śeṣa’s constant chanting and pause to appreciate His continuing praise.

Ask yourself

How can I keep praising the Lord while recognizing the limits of my understanding?

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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