Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 25.79
Viṣṇu Is Not Equal to Living Entities
“Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu continued, “To say nothing of ordinary living entities, even Lord Brahmā and Lord Śiva cannot be considered on the level of Viṣṇu or Nārāyaṇa. If one considers them as such, he is immediately considered an offender and atheist.”
What the purport teaches
- Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu distinguishes ordinary living entities from Viṣṇu or Nārāyaṇa.
- Even Lord Brahmā and Lord Śiva cannot be considered on the same level as Viṣṇu or Nārāyaṇa.
- He says that one who considers them equal in this way is immediately considered an offender and atheist.
Try this today
Write one sentence stating the distinction between Viṣṇu or Nārāyaṇa and Brahmā and Śiva.
Ask yourself
Am I keeping clear the distinction this verse makes between Viṣṇu and other beings?
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.