Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 23.117-118
Understand the Proper Conclusions About Kṛṣṇa
“Illusory stories opposed to the conclusions of Kṛṣṇa consciousness concern the destruction of the Yadu dynasty, Kṛṣṇa’s disappearance, the story that Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma arise from a black hair and a white hair of Kṣīrodakaśāyī Viṣṇu, and the story about the kidnapping of the queens. Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu explained to Sanātana Gosvāmī the proper conclusions of these stories.”
What the purport teaches
- Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu explained to Sanātana Gosvāmī the proper conclusions concerning stories about Kṛṣṇa that were presented against the conclusions of Kṛṣṇa consciousness.
- Due to envy, many asuras describe Kṛṣṇa as a crow or an incarnation of a hair. The Lord taught Sanātana Gosvāmī how to counteract these explanations.
- The purport explains keśa as ka-īśa: ka means Lord Brahmā, and īśa means Lord. Thus keśa indicates that Kṛṣṇa is the Lord of Lord Brahmā.
Try this today
Write down the purport's explanation of keśa and its conclusion that Kṛṣṇa is the Lord of Lord Brahmā.
Ask yourself
How carefully do I distinguish proper conclusions about Kṛṣṇa from misleading explanations?
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.