Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 20.262
Balarāma and Kṛṣṇa: Cause of All Causes
“ ‘Balarāma and Kṛṣṇa are the original efficient and material causes of the material world. As Mahā-Viṣṇu and the material energy, They enter into the material elements and create the diversities by multi-energies. Thus They are the cause of all causes.’
What the purport teaches
- Balarāma and Kṛṣṇa are the original efficient and material causes of the material world.
- As Mahā-Viṣṇu and the material energy, They enter into the material elements.
- They create the diversities through Their many energies. Thus They are the cause of all causes.
Try this today
Notice one example of variety in the world today, and recall Balarāma and Kṛṣṇa as the cause of all causes.
Ask yourself
How does this teaching change the way you see the diversity of the material world?
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.