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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Ādi 6.19

Creation Takes Place by the Lord’s Power

“The Lord infuses the material ingredients with His own creative potency. Then, by the power of the Lord, creation takes place.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Ādi 6.19, translation

What the purport teaches

  • The Lord infuses the material ingredients with His own creative potency.
  • Creation takes place after the material ingredients receive that potency.
  • The power that brings about creation belongs to the Lord.

Try this today

Look at something in the world around you and pause to remember that creation takes place by the Lord’s power.

Ask yourself

How does this verse help me recognize the Lord’s power in creation?

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.

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