Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 25.116
Kṛṣṇa Is Distinct From His External Energy
“[Lord Kṛṣṇa continued:] ‘Actual spiritual knowledge and its practical application are considered in all these sound vibrations. Although the external energy comes from Me, I am different from it.
What the purport teaches
- Lord Kṛṣṇa explains that these sound vibrations concern actual spiritual knowledge.
- They also concern the practical application of that knowledge. Understanding and application are both included.
- The external energy comes from Kṛṣṇa, yet He is different from it.
Try this today
Read the final sentence twice, noting both that the energy comes from Kṛṣṇa and that He is different from it.
Ask yourself
Can I distinguish between Kṛṣṇa and the external energy that comes from 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.