Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 7.39
Distinguish the Two Kālā Kṛṣṇadāsas
“Śrī Nityānanda Prabhu continued, “Here is a simple brāhmaṇa named Kṛṣṇadāsa. Please accept him and take him with You. That is My request.”
What the purport teaches
- Śrī Nityānanda Prabhu asks the Lord to accept a simple brāhmaṇa named Kṛṣṇadāsa as His companion.
- This brāhmaṇa, known as Kālā Kṛṣṇadāsa, accompanied Śrī Caitanya to South India and later to Bengal.
- He is not the other Kālā Kṛṣṇadāsa, who is one of the twelve gopālas and a great devotee of Lord Nityānanda Prabhu. The purport cautions against taking them to be the same person.
Try this today
Write a brief note distinguishing the traveling brāhmaṇa Kālā Kṛṣṇadāsa from the Kālā Kṛṣṇadāsa who is one of the twelve gopālas.
Ask yourself
Am I careful to distinguish people who share the same name?
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.