Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Ādi 5.111
Śvetadvīpa Is the Abode of Lord Viṣṇu
“There, in part of the ocean of milk, lies Śvetadvīpa, the abode of the sustainer, Lord Viṣṇu.”
What the purport teaches
- Śvetadvīpa lies in part of the ocean of milk and is the abode of the sustainer, Lord Viṣṇu.
- The Siddhānta-śiromaṇi describes seven oceans: salt water, milk, yogurt, clarified butter, sugarcane juice, liquor and sweet water.
- The ocean of milk is on the southern side of the ocean of salt water. Lord Kṣīrodakaśāyī Viṣṇu resides there and is worshiped by demigods like Brahmā.
Try this today
Read the translation once more, pausing on the words “the sustainer, Lord Viṣṇu.”
Ask yourself
What does the description of Lord Viṣṇu as the sustainer invite you to reflect on?
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.