Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Ādi 5.40
The Lord’s Expansions Are Entirely Spiritual
“In that spiritual sky, on the four sides of Nārāyaṇa, are the second expansions of the quadruple expansions of Dvārakā.”
What the purport teaches
- Within the spiritual sky is a second manifestation of the quadruple forms of Dvārakā from Kṛṣṇa’s abode.
- These forms stand on the four sides of Nārāyaṇa. They are all spiritual and immune to the material modes.
- Among these forms, Śrī Baladeva is represented as Mahā-saṅkarṣaṇa.
Try this today
Read the translation again, keeping in mind that every form described is spiritual.
Ask yourself
Why is it important to remember that these forms are immune to the material modes?
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.