Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 5.12.9
Mukti· LiberationKṛṣṇa Is the Cause of All Causes
“One may say that varieties arise from the planet earth itself. However, although the universe may temporarily appear to be the truth, it ultimately has no real existence. The earth was originally created by a combination of atomic particles, but these particles are impermanent. Actually the atom is not the cause of the universe, although some philosophers think so. It is not a fact that the varieties found in this material world simply result from atomic juxtaposition or combination.”
What the purport teaches
- The earth and its atomic particles are impermanent. Their combinations do not explain the ultimate cause of the universe.
- The purport explains that an atomic theory leaves the cause of atomic existence itself undiscovered. Atoms therefore cannot be accepted as the original cause.
- Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, is the original cause of creation. He is the cause of atoms and material energy—the cause of all causes.
Try this today
Look at one material object today and reflect that its ingredients also have a cause: ultimately, Kṛṣṇa.
Ask yourself
Does my search for understanding stop at material ingredients, or reach their original cause?
Carry the question through the day, then answer it in your own words before sleep.
The study points, practice and question are short summaries drawn from Śrīla Prabhupāda's translation and purport. Read the full purport to go deeper.