Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Ādi 1.11
The Supersoul and Maintainer of All
“I offer my respectful obeisances unto the feet of Śrī Nityānanda Rāma, whose secondary part is the Viṣṇu lying in the ocean of milk. That Kṣīrodakaśāyī Viṣṇu is the Supersoul of all living entities and the maintainer of all the universes. Śeṣa Nāga is His further subpart.”
What the purport teaches
- The author offers respectful obeisances unto the feet of Śrī Nityānanda Rāma. His secondary part is Kṣīrodakaśāyī Viṣṇu, who lies in the ocean of milk.
- Kṣīrodakaśāyī Viṣṇu is the Supersoul of all living entities and the maintainer of all the universes.
- Śeṣa Nāga is a further subpart of Kṣīrodakaśāyī Viṣṇu.
Try this today
Pause for a moment today to remember Kṣīrodakaśāyī Viṣṇu as the Supersoul and maintainer.
Ask yourself
What does it mean to you that Kṣīrodakaśāyī Viṣṇu is the Supersoul of all living entities?
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.