Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Ādi 5.84
The Lord Acts Through His Energies
“In the beginning of the creation, the Lord expanded Himself in the form of the puruṣa incarnation, accompanied by all the ingredients of material creation. First He created the sixteen principal energies suitable for creation. This was for the purpose of manifesting the material universes.”
What the purport teaches
- At the beginning of creation, the Lord expanded Himself as the puruṣa incarnation, accompanied by the ingredients of material creation.
- He first created sixteen principal energies suitable for manifesting the material universes.
- The purport describes spiritual energies by several lists of names. All these energies act in different spheres of the Lord’s supremacy.
Try this today
Choose one energy named in the purport, copy its name carefully, and reread the statement that all these energies serve different spheres of the Lord’s supremacy.
Ask yourself
What does the variety of the Lord’s energies help you appreciate about His supremacy?
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.