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No Difference in Their Forms

“There is no difference between Lord Kṛṣṇa and Lord Nārāyaṇa, for They are of the same form. Similarly, there is no difference between the gopīs and the goddess of fortune, for they also are of the same form.

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 9.153, translation

What the purport teaches

  • There is no difference between Lord Kṛṣṇa and Lord Nārāyaṇa.
  • The Lord explains that They are of the same form.
  • Similarly, there is no difference between the gopīs and the goddess of fortune, for they also are of the same form.

Try this today

Read the translation slowly and write down its two statements of nondifference.

Ask yourself

How does this statement of nondifference shape my understanding of these forms?

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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