Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 20.289
Lord Viṣṇu Is Beyond Material Qualities
“In this way, the Supreme Personality of Godhead in His form of Viṣṇu maintains the entire material world. Since He is always beyond the material qualities, the material nature cannot touch Him.
What the purport teaches
- The Supreme Personality of Godhead, in His form of Viṣṇu, maintains the entire material world. Material nature cannot touch Him.
- The words paramaṁ padam indicate that Lord Viṣṇu is transcendental to the material qualities. He is always superior to living entities controlled by material energy.
- Lord Brahmā and Lord Śiva are under the jurisdiction of the external energy. Lord Śiva is more powerful than Lord Brahmā and is not accepted as a living entity, yet he is not on the level of Lord Viṣṇu.
Try this today
Pause today to remember: Lord Viṣṇu maintains the material world while remaining beyond its qualities.
Ask yourself
How does remaining untouched by material energy distinguish Lord Viṣṇu from the living entities?
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.