Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Ādi 2.30
Kṛṣṇa’s Expansions Are Transcendental
“O Lord of lords, You are the seer of all creation. You are indeed everyone’s dearest life. Are You not, therefore, my father, Nārāyaṇa? Nārāyaṇa refers to one whose abode is in the water born from Nara [Garbhodakaśāyī Viṣṇu], and that Nārāyaṇa is Your plenary portion. All Your plenary portions are transcendental. They are absolute and are not creations of māyā.”
What the purport teaches
- After testing Lord Kṛṣṇa and witnessing His mystic power, Brahmā admitted defeat. He praised Kṛṣṇa as the proprietor and seer of creation and the Supersoul dear to every living entity.
- Lord Kṛṣṇa is Nārāyaṇa, the father of Brahmā. His plenary expansion Garbhodakaśāyī Viṣṇu created Brahmā from His own body.
- All the Lord’s plenary portions are transcendental and absolute, not creations of māyā. Mahā-Viṣṇu and Kṣīrodakaśāyī Viṣṇu are also transcendental expansions of the Supreme Truth.
Try this today
Offer a brief prayer acknowledging Lord Kṛṣṇa as the seer of creation and the Supersoul dear to all.
Ask yourself
What can I learn from Brahmā’s willingness to admit defeat and offer prayers?
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.