Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 20.115
Material Covering Varies Among Living Entities
“ ‘This living entity, covered by the influence of nescience, exists in different forms in the material condition. O King, he is thus proportionately freed from the influence of the material energy, to greater or lesser degrees.’
What the purport teaches
- The living entity is covered by the influence of nescience.
- Under material conditions, the living entity exists in different forms.
- Freedom from the influence of material energy varies in degree. The living entity is proportionately freed to a greater or lesser extent.
Try this today
Reread the translation today and identify its three ideas: nescience, different material forms, and differing degrees of freedom from material influence.
Ask yourself
How does this verse deepen your understanding of the different degrees of material influence?
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.