Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Ādi 5.51
The Causal Ocean Between Two Skies
“Outside the Vaikuṇṭha planets is the impersonal Brahman effulgence, and beyond that effulgence is the Kāraṇa Ocean, or Causal Ocean.”
What the purport teaches
- The impersonal Brahman effulgence is the outer space of the Vaikuṇṭha planets in the spiritual sky.
- Beyond that effulgence is the Kāraṇa Ocean, or Causal Ocean. It lies between the material and spiritual skies.
- Material nature is a by-product of this Causal Ocean.
Try this today
Write a short outline showing Vaikuṇṭha, the Brahman effulgence, and the Causal Ocean in the order described.
Ask yourself
How does this description help you understand the position of material nature?
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.