Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 19.233
Qualities Accumulate Through the Material Elements
“All the material qualities evolve one after another in the material elements, beginning from ether. By gradual evolution, first one quality develops, then two qualities develop, then three and four, until all five qualities are found in earth.
What the purport teaches
- Material qualities evolve one after another in the material elements, beginning from ether.
- Through gradual evolution, one quality develops, followed by two, three, and four.
- All five qualities are found in earth.
Try this today
Write the sequence “one, two, three, four, five,” noting ether at the beginning and earth as containing all five qualities.
Ask yourself
How does the gradual increase from one quality to five help you understand accumulation?
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.