Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Ādi 5.14
The Spiritual Sky Beyond Material Nature
“Beyond the material nature lies the realm known as paravyoma, the spiritual sky. Like Lord Kṛṣṇa Himself, it possesses all transcendental attributes, such as the six opulences.”
What the purport teaches
- Sāṅkhya philosophy describes the material cosmos as composed of twenty-four elements. Although empiric philosophers call what lies beyond them inexplicable, the Bhagavad-gītā explains it as the eternal, or sanātana, nature.
- Beyond both manifested and unmanifested material nature lies paravyoma, the spiritual sky. Everything there is spiritual and good, possessing the spiritual form of Śrī Kṛṣṇa Himself.
- The spiritual sky is the manifested internal potency of Śrī Kṛṣṇa and possesses all transcendental attributes. It is distinct from the material sky, which is manifested by His external potency.
Try this today
Write one sentence distinguishing the spiritual sky as Kṛṣṇa’s internal potency from the material sky as His external potency.
Ask yourself
How does the description of an eternal spiritual nature broaden your understanding of reality?
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.