Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 19.141
The Vedic Description of the Living Entity
“ ‘If we divide the tip of a hair into one hundred parts and then take one part and divide this into another one hundred parts, that ten-thousandth part is the dimension of the living entity. This is the verdict of the chief Vedic mantras.’
What the purport teaches
- The living entity’s dimension is described as one ten-thousandth part of the tip of a hair.
- The translation presents this description as the verdict of the chief Vedic mantras.
- The purport identifies the verse as coming from the Pañcadaśī-citra-dīpa. Its first three padas are taken from the Śvetāśvatara Upaniṣad.
Try this today
Read the translation once today, then name the two sources identified in the purport.
Ask yourself
How does knowing the teaching’s Vedic source shape the way I study it?
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.