Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Ādi 5.74
Balarāma’s Expansion and the Puruṣa
“Balarāma’s own expansion is called Mahā-saṅkarṣaṇa, and His fragment, the puruṣa, is counted as a kalā, or a part of a plenary portion.”
What the purport teaches
- Balarāma’s own expansion is called Mahā-saṅkarṣaṇa.
- The puruṣa is a fragment of Mahā-saṅkarṣaṇa.
- This puruṣa is counted as a kalā, meaning a part of a plenary portion.
Try this today
Write out the relationship from Balarāma to Mahā-saṅkarṣaṇa to the puruṣa, noting the meaning of kalā.
Ask yourself
How does the meaning of kalā help you understand the relationship described here?
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.