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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Ādi 5.46

Saṅkarṣaṇa Is the Shelter of the Puruṣa

“Saṅkarṣaṇa is the original shelter of the puruṣa, from whom this world is created and in whom it is dissolved.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Ādi 5.46, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Saṅkarṣaṇa is the original shelter of the puruṣa.
  • This world is created from the puruṣa.
  • This world is also dissolved in the puruṣa.

Try this today

Write one sentence describing the puruṣa’s relationship to Saṅkarṣaṇa and to this world.

Ask yourself

How does this verse connect Saṅkarṣaṇa, the puruṣa, and this world?

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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