Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 20.275
The Supreme Lord Is Our Father
“ ‘In due course of time, the Supreme Personality of Godhead [Mahā-Vaikuṇṭhanātha], by the agency of an expansion of His personal self [Mahā-Viṣṇu], placed the seed of the living entities entities within the womb of material nature.’
What the purport teaches
- Through His personal expansion, Mahā-Viṣṇu, the Supreme Personality of Godhead placed the seed of the living entities within material nature.
- Material nature cannot beget living entities without union with the Supreme Personality of Godhead. The purport explains that God is the supreme father who provides life’s necessities.
- Religious systems that do not accept the Supreme Lord as the absolute father are called kaitava-dharma, or cheating religion. Accepting the omnipotent supreme father means abiding by His orders.
Try this today
Before one meal today, acknowledge the Supreme Lord as the father who provides life’s necessities.
Ask yourself
How can your acceptance of the Supreme Lord as father be reflected in your actions?
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.