Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 5.126
Kṛṣṇa Controls the Material Energy
“Whereas Kṛṣṇa, the Absolute Truth, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, is full of transcendental bliss, possesses all six spiritual opulences in full, and is the master of the material energy, the small conditioned soul, who is always unhappy, is the servant of the material energy.
What the purport teaches
- Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, is full of transcendental bliss and possesses all six spiritual opulences in full.
- Kṛṣṇa is the master of the material energy, whereas the conditioned soul is its servant. They cannot be placed on an equal level.
- The Lord is always in transcendental bliss. The conditioned soul is unhappy because of contact with the material energy.
Try this today
Write one sentence distinguishing Kṛṣṇa’s control of material energy from the conditioned soul’s dependence on it.
Ask yourself
How does this distinction help me understand my position in relation to Kṛṣṇa?
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.