Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 5.121
The Supreme Lord Is Unlike Conditioned Beings
“You are in complete illusion, for you have distinguished between the body and the soul of His Lordship [Lord Jagannātha or Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu]. That is a great offense.
What the purport teaches
- Distinguishing between the Supreme Lord’s body and soul is illusion and a great offense. Ordinary human beings, however, are souls covered by material bodies.
- The Supreme Lord is the cause of all causes and the master of material energy. He bestows the results of activities, while conditioned living beings experience those results under their influence.
- Even in the liberated stage, the living being renders service to the Lord. Ignoring the distinctions between the living being and the Supreme Lord is offensive.
Try this today
Write down one distinction this purport makes between the Supreme Lord and an ordinary living being.
Ask yourself
How does recognizing the Lord as master, and myself as His servant, change my outlook?
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.