Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 20.267
Mahā-Viṣṇu Is Master of Material Creation
“ ‘Kāraṇābdhiśāyī Viṣṇu [Mahā-Viṣṇu] is the first incarnation of the Supreme Lord, and He is the master of eternal time, space, cause and effects, the mind, the elements, the material ego, the modes of nature, the senses, the universal form of the Lord, Garbhodakaśāyī Viṣṇu and the sum total of all living beings, both moving and nonmoving.’
What the purport teaches
- Kāraṇābdhiśāyī Viṣṇu, or Mahā-Viṣṇu, is the first incarnation of the Supreme Lord.
- He is the master of eternal time, space, cause and effects, the mind, the elements, the material ego, the modes of nature, and the senses.
- He is also the master of the universal form of the Lord, Garbhodakaśāyī Viṣṇu, and all living beings, both moving and nonmoving.
Try this today
Choose three items from the verse’s list and pause to remember Mahā-Viṣṇu as their master.
Ask yourself
What does the breadth of this list help you appreciate about Mahā-Viṣṇu?
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.