Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 21.37
Creation, Maintenance and Destruction Follow Supreme Will
“[Lord Brahmā said:] ‘Following the will of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, I create, Lord Śiva destroys, and He Himself in the form of Kṣīrodakaśāyī Viṣṇu maintains all the affairs of material nature. Thus the supreme controller of the three modes of material nature is Lord Viṣṇu.’
What the purport teaches
- Lord Brahmā creates and Lord Śiva destroys, following the will of the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
- The Supreme Personality of Godhead Himself, in the form of Kṣīrodakaśāyī Viṣṇu, maintains all the affairs of material nature.
- Lord Viṣṇu is the supreme controller of the three modes of material nature.
Try this today
Make a three-line note naming who creates, who maintains and who destroys, as described here.
Ask yourself
How does this description help me see creation, maintenance and destruction as governed by the Supreme will?
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.