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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 25.115

Accepting the Lord’s Personal Feature

“Impersonalists do not accept the personal feature of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. The Personality of Godhead is stressed in this verse in order to impress upon them the necessity of accepting Him. Therefore the word ‘aham’ is mentioned three times. To stress something important, one repeats it three times.

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 25.115, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Impersonalists do not accept the personal feature of the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
  • The verse stresses the Personality of Godhead to impress upon them the necessity of accepting Him.
  • The word ‘aham’ is mentioned three times. Repeating something three times stresses its importance.

Try this today

Write one sentence summarizing why ‘aham’ is repeated three times.

Ask yourself

Am I giving due attention to the text’s emphasis on the Lord as a person?

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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