Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Ādi 1.10
Nityānanda Rāma and the Universe’s Foundation
“I offer my full obeisances unto the feet of Śrī Nityānanda Rāma, a partial part of whom is Garbhodakaśāyī Viṣṇu. From the navel of Garbhodakaśāyī Viṣṇu sprouts the lotus that is the birthplace of Brahmā, the engineer of the universe. The stem of that lotus is the resting place of the multitude of planets.”
What the purport teaches
- The author offers full obeisances unto the feet of Śrī Nityānanda Rāma, of whom Garbhodakaśāyī Viṣṇu is a partial part.
- A lotus sprouts from the navel of Garbhodakaśāyī Viṣṇu. It is the birthplace of Brahmā, the engineer of the universe.
- The stem of that lotus is the resting place of the multitude of planets.
Try this today
Read the verse slowly once, then offer obeisances to Śrī Nityānanda Rāma.
Ask yourself
What inspires reverence in you as you consider the lotus and the planets resting on its stem?
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.