Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Ādi 2.51
The Supersoul of Collective and Individual Life
“Garbhodakaśāyī Viṣṇu is the Supersoul of the aggregate of living entities, and Kṣīrodakaśāyī Viṣṇu is the Supersoul of each individual living being.
What the purport teaches
- Garbhodakaśāyī Viṣṇu is the Supersoul of the aggregate of living entities.
- Kṣīrodakaśāyī Viṣṇu is the Supersoul of each individual living being.
- The verse distinguishes living entities collectively from each living being individually.
Try this today
Make two short notes pairing each named form of Viṣṇu with His role as Supersoul.
Ask yourself
What does it mean to you that each individual living being has the Supersoul?
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.