Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 20.114
Ignorance Covers the Living Entity’s Constitutional Position
“ ‘O King, the kṣetra-jña-śakti is the living entity. Although he has the facility to live in either the material or the spiritual world, he suffers the threefold miseries of material existence because he is influenced by the avidyā [nescience] potency, which covers his constitutional position.
What the purport teaches
- The kṣetra-jña-śakti is the living entity, who has the facility to live in either the material or the spiritual world.
- The avidyā, or nescience, potency covers the living entity’s constitutional position.
- Under this influence, the living entity suffers the threefold miseries of material existence.
Try this today
Spend a minute today reflecting on the distinction between the living entity’s constitutional position and the ignorance that covers it.
Ask yourself
What does this verse suggest about the connection between ignorance of your constitutional position and material suffering?
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.