Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Ādi 13.75
Saṅkarṣaṇa Is the Cause of Creation
“The expansion of Baladeva known as Saṅkarṣaṇa in the spiritual world is the ingredient and immediate cause of this material cosmic manifestation.”
What the purport teaches
- Saṅkarṣaṇa is an expansion of Baladeva in the spiritual world.
- He is the ingredient cause of this material cosmic manifestation.
- He is also its immediate cause.
Try this today
Read the translation slowly, noting the two ways Saṅkarṣaṇa is described as the cause of creation.
Ask yourself
How does this description help you think about the source of the material world?
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.