Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Ādi 5.62
Nārāyaṇa Is the Original Cause
“The māyā aspect of material nature is the immediate cause of the cosmic manifestation. But it cannot be the real cause, for the original cause is Lord Nārāyaṇa.”
What the purport teaches
- The māyā aspect of material nature is the immediate cause of the cosmic manifestation.
- Being the immediate cause does not make māyā the real, original cause.
- The original cause of the cosmic manifestation is Lord Nārāyaṇa.
Try this today
Write two labels—“immediate cause” and “original cause”—and place māyā and Lord Nārāyaṇa under the appropriate labels.
Ask yourself
Why is it important to distinguish the immediate cause from the original cause?
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.