Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 20.256
Saṅkarṣaṇa Creates by Kṛṣṇa’s Will
“That original Saṅkarṣaṇa [Lord Balarāma] is the cause of both the material and the spiritual creation. He is the predominating Deity of egotism, and by the will of Kṛṣṇa and the power of the spiritual energy, He creates the spiritual world, which consists of the planet Goloka Vṛndāvana and the Vaikuṇṭha planets.
What the purport teaches
- The original Saṅkarṣaṇa, Lord Balarāma, is the cause of both the material and the spiritual creation.
- He is the predominating Deity of egotism. By Kṛṣṇa’s will and the power of the spiritual energy, He creates the spiritual world.
- The spiritual world consists of the planet Goloka Vṛndāvana and the Vaikuṇṭha planets.
Try this today
Write one sentence naming the will and the energy by which Saṅkarṣaṇa creates the spiritual world.
Ask yourself
How does this verse connect Saṅkarṣaṇa’s creative role with Kṛṣṇa’s will?
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.