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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 8.154

Kṛṣṇa’s Form: Eternity, Bliss and Knowledge

“Originally Lord Kṛṣṇa is sac-cid-ānanda-vigraha, the transcendental form of eternity, bliss and knowledge; therefore His personal potency, the internal potency, has three different forms.

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 8.154, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Originally Lord Kṛṣṇa is sac-cid-ānanda-vigraha.
  • This means that His transcendental form is eternity, bliss and knowledge.
  • Therefore His personal potency, the internal potency, has three different forms.

Try this today

Read “eternity, bliss and knowledge” slowly, then recall that these describe Kṛṣṇa’s transcendental form.

Ask yourself

What does the phrase sac-cid-ānanda-vigraha teach you about Kṛṣṇa’s form?

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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