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Kṛṣṇa Is the Original Supreme Lord

“Rāmānanda Rāya then began to speak on kṛṣṇa-tattva. “Kṛṣṇa is the Supreme Personality of Godhead,” he said. “He is personally the original Godhead, the source of all incarnations and the cause of all causes.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 8.134, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Rāmānanda Rāya begins speaking on kṛṣṇa-tattva by declaring that Kṛṣṇa is the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
  • Kṛṣṇa is personally the original Godhead and the source of all incarnations.
  • Kṛṣṇa is the cause of all causes.

Try this today

Read the translation aloud once, then recall its three descriptions: Supreme Personality of Godhead, source of all incarnations, and cause of all causes.

Ask yourself

What does it mean for my understanding of Kṛṣṇa that He is the source of all incarnations?

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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