Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Ādi 2.49
Three Forms Create Through Material Energy
“The Kāraṇodakaśāyī, Garbhodakaśāyī and Kṣīrodakaśāyī forms of Nārāyaṇa all create in cooperation with the material energy. In this way They are attached to māyā.
What the purport teaches
- Kāraṇodakaśāyī, Garbhodakaśāyī and Kṣīrodakaśāyī are forms of Nārāyaṇa.
- All three create in cooperation with the material energy.
- Their cooperation with the material energy is described here as attachment to māyā.
Try this today
Write the names of these three forms of Nārāyaṇa and note their shared work of creation.
Ask yourself
How does this translation describe the three forms’ relationship with māyā?
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.