Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 21.55
Spiritual Opulence Exceeds the Material Manifestation
“The spiritual world is considered to be three fourths of the energy and opulence of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, whereas this material world is only one fourth of that energy. That is our understanding.
What the purport teaches
- Hari-dhāma, or paravyoma, and Goloka Vṛndāvana are beyond the material cosmic manifestation.
- These spiritual abodes are celebrated as three fourths of the Supreme Personality of Godhead’s energy and opulence.
- The material world is called Devī-dhāma and is conducted by the Supreme Lord’s external energy. It manifests only one fourth of His energy.
Try this today
Make a two-line note comparing the spiritual world’s three fourths of the Lord’s energy with the material world’s one fourth.
Ask yourself
How does this teaching broaden your understanding of the Lord’s opulence beyond the material world?
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.