Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 20.259
Saṅkarṣaṇa Creates Through the Material Energy
“By the agency of the material energy, this same Lord Saṅkarṣaṇa creates all the universes. The dull material energy — known in modern language as nature — is not the cause of the material universe.
What the purport teaches
- Lord Saṅkarṣaṇa creates all the universes.
- He does so by the agency of the material energy.
- The dull material energy, called nature in modern language, is not the cause of the material universe.
Try this today
Write a short sentence distinguishing Lord Saṅkarṣaṇa’s role from that of material nature.
Ask yourself
How does this verse distinguish the creator from the energy used in creation?
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.