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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 15.176

Material Universes Like Mustard Seeds

“Māyā and her unlimited material universes are situated in that Causal Ocean. Indeed, māyā appears to be floating like a pot filled with mustard seeds.

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 15.176, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Māyā and her unlimited material universes are situated in the Causal Ocean.
  • Māyā appears to be floating like a pot filled with mustard seeds.
  • The image places the unlimited material universes within a single floating pot.

Try this today

Sketch a floating pot filled with tiny seeds to help remember the verse’s comparison.

Ask yourself

How does the image of a pot of mustard seeds change my sense of the material universes’ scale?

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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