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Śrī Nityānanda Rāma Shelters All Universes
“I offer my full obeisances unto the feet of Śrī Nityānanda Rāma, whose partial representation called Kāraṇodakaśāyī Viṣṇu, lying on the Kāraṇa Ocean, is the original puruṣa, the master of the illusory energy, and the shelter of all the universes.”
What the purport teaches
- The author offers full obeisances unto the feet of Śrī Nityānanda Rāma.
- Kāraṇodakaśāyī Viṣṇu is His partial representation and lies on the Kāraṇa Ocean.
- Kāraṇodakaśāyī Viṣṇu is the original puruṣa, the master of the illusory energy, and the shelter of all the universes.
Try this today
Today, offer obeisances to Śrī Nityānanda Rāma while remembering the shelter described in this verse.
Ask yourself
What does offering full obeisances to Śrī Nityānanda Rāma mean to you?
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.