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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Ādi 5.42

Mahā-saṅkarṣaṇa Is the Cause of All Causes

“There [in the spiritual sky] the personal feature of Balarāma called Mahā-saṅkarṣaṇa is the shelter of the spiritual energy. He is the primary cause, the cause of all causes.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Ādi 5.42, translation

What the purport teaches

  • In the spiritual sky, Mahā-saṅkarṣaṇa is the personal feature of Balarāma.
  • He is the shelter of the spiritual energy.
  • He is the primary cause, the cause of all causes.

Try this today

Read the translation slowly and write down the three descriptions of Mahā-saṅkarṣaṇa.

Ask yourself

What does it mean to understand Mahā-saṅkarṣaṇa as the shelter of the spiritual energy?

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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