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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Ādi 5.109

Offer Respect to Śrī Nityānanda Rāma

“I offer my respectful obeisances unto the feet of Śrī Nityānanda Rāma, whose secondary part is the Viṣṇu lying in the ocean of milk. That Kṣīrodakaśāyī Viṣṇu is the Supersoul of all living entities and the maintainer of all the universes. Śeṣa Nāga is His further subpart.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Ādi 5.109, translation

What the purport teaches

  • The author offers respectful obeisances unto the feet of Śrī Nityānanda Rāma.
  • His secondary part is Kṣīrodakaśāyī Viṣṇu, who lies in the ocean of milk.
  • Kṣīrodakaśāyī Viṣṇu is the Supersoul of all living entities and the maintainer of all universes. Śeṣa Nāga is His further subpart.

Try this today

Offer respectful obeisances to Śrī Nityānanda Rāma while recalling this description.

Ask yourself

What stands out to you about the Lord’s relationship with all living entities and universes?

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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