Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Ādi 14.19
Viśvambhara Protects and Maintains the World
“In the future this child will protect and maintain all the world. For this reason He is to be called Viśvambhara.”
What the purport teaches
- Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu is called Viśvambhara because He protects and maintains the world. The name refers to one who feeds the entire world.
- The Caitanya-bhāgavata confirms that His birth made the whole world peaceful, as Nārāyaṇa previously protected the earth as Varāha.
- The purport describes people being saved, protected and maintained by the Hare Kṛṣṇa movement. Followers expressed their safety, happiness and gratitude in many letters.
Try this today
Take a moment today to say the name Viśvambhara and recall its meaning: one who feeds the entire world.
Ask yourself
What stands out to you about the meaning of the name Viśvambhara?
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.