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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 21.89

Kṛṣṇa’s Energies Cannot Be Calculated

“In this way Lord Kṛṣṇa bade farewell to the four-headed Brahmā of this universe. We may thus understand that no one can calculate the extent of Kṛṣṇa’s energies.

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 21.89, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Lord Kṛṣṇa bade farewell to the four-headed Brahmā of this universe.
  • This account helps us understand the extent of Kṛṣṇa’s energies.
  • No one can calculate the extent of those energies.

Try this today

Read the translation slowly and pause to reflect on the limits of your understanding of Kṛṣṇa’s energies.

Ask yourself

How does knowing that Kṛṣṇa’s energies cannot be calculated affect your approach to understanding Him?

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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