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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Ādi 5.106

The Supersoul Causes the Material World

“He is the Supersoul, Hiraṇyagarbha, the cause of the material world. The universal form is conceived as His expansion.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Ādi 5.106, translation

What the purport teaches

  • He is the Supersoul, Hiraṇyagarbha.
  • He is the cause of the material world.
  • The universal form is conceived as His expansion.

Try this today

Read the translation aloud once, noting the Supersoul, the cause of the material world and the universal form.

Ask yourself

How does seeing the universal form as His expansion shape your understanding of the material world?

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.

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