Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 22.7
Kṛṣṇa and His Potencies Are Inseparable
“Kṛṣṇa is the nondual Absolute Truth, the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Although He is one, He maintains different personal expansions and energies for His pastimes.
What the purport teaches
- Kṛṣṇa is the nondual Absolute Truth, the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Although one, He maintains different personal expansions and energies for His pastimes.
- The Lord is the source of all potencies and is nondifferent from them. The potencies and the potent cannot be separated.
- His internal, spiritual potencies are always engaged in His personal service and differ from His external, material potency. Kṛṣṇa and His internal potency are always identical.
Try this today
Write down the distinction given here between Kṛṣṇa’s internal and external potencies.
Ask yourself
How does understanding Kṛṣṇa as the source of all potencies deepen your appreciation of 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.