Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 21.40
Kṛṣṇa Is the Original Personality of Godhead
“Although Mahā-Viṣṇu, Padmanābha and Kṣīrodakaśāyī Viṣṇu are all shelters and controllers of the entire universe, They are nonetheless but plenary portions or portions of the plenary portions of Kṛṣṇa. Therefore He is the original Personality of Godhead.
What the purport teaches
- Mahā-Viṣṇu, Padmanābha and Kṣīrodakaśāyī Viṣṇu are all shelters and controllers of the entire universe.
- They are nonetheless plenary portions or portions of the plenary portions of Kṛṣṇa.
- Therefore, Kṛṣṇa is the original Personality of Godhead.
Try this today
Read the translation once today and restate its conclusion in your own words.
Ask yourself
How does the relationship of these Viṣṇu forms to Kṛṣṇa support the verse’s conclusion?
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.