Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Ādi 5.69
The Universes Return Into His Body
“Thereafter, when He inhales, all the universes again enter His body.”
What the purport teaches
- When the Lord inhales, all the universes again enter His body. As Kāraṇodakaśāyī Viṣṇu, He impregnates material nature by His glance.
- The particles of spirit in His glance appear in different species of life according to their individual karma from the previous cosmic manifestation.
- Through His partial representation, the Lord creates innumerable universes and enters each as Garbhodakaśāyī Viṣṇu. His contact with māyā is explained through a comparison between air and the sky.
Try this today
Write one sentence recalling that all the universes return into the Lord’s body when He inhales.
Ask yourself
What does the creation, entry and return of the universes teach me about their dependence on the Lord?
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.