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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 20.268

The Original Cause Lies in the Virajā

“That original Personality of Godhead, named Saṅkarṣaṇa, first lies down in the river Virajā, which serves as a border between the material and the spiritual world. As Kāraṇābdhiśāyī Viṣṇu, He is the original cause of the material creation.

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 20.268, translation

What the purport teaches

  • The original Personality of Godhead, named Saṅkarṣaṇa, first lies down in the river Virajā.
  • The Virajā serves as a border between the material and the spiritual world.
  • As Kāraṇābdhiśāyī Viṣṇu, He is the original cause of the material creation.

Try this today

Write one sentence connecting Saṅkarṣaṇa, the Virajā, and Kāraṇābdhiśāyī Viṣṇu.

Ask yourself

How does this verse connect Saṅkarṣaṇa with the original cause of material 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.

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