Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Ādi 5.100-101
Ananta Serves as the Lord’s Bed
“He lay there with Ananta as His bed. Lord Ananta is a divine serpent having thousands of heads, thousands of faces, thousands of eyes and thousands of hands and feet. He is the seed of all incarnations and is the cause of the material world.”
What the purport teaches
- The Lord lies in a reservoir of water first created by the perspiration of Garbhodakaśāyī Viṣṇu.
- His bed is Śeṣa, a plenary expansion of Viṣṇu. Lord Ananta is a divine serpent with thousands of heads, faces, eyes, hands and feet.
- The translation describes Him as the seed of all incarnations and the cause of the material world.
Try this today
Reread the description of Ananta and write down one feature you want to remember.
Ask yourself
What does Ananta’s description invite you to reflect on about His divine nature?
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.