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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 21.35

Govinda Is the Cause of All Causes

“ ‘Kṛṣṇa, known as Govinda, is the supreme controller. He has an eternal, blissful, spiritual body. He is the origin of all. He has no other origin, for He is the prime cause of all causes.’

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 21.35, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Kṛṣṇa, known as Govinda, is the supreme controller.
  • His body is eternal, blissful and spiritual.
  • He is the origin of all, but He has no other origin. He is the prime cause of all causes.

Try this today

Write down the three qualities of Govinda’s body given here: eternal, blissful and spiritual.

Ask yourself

What does it mean to understand Govinda as the origin of all, without an origin Himself?

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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