Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 21.84
Kṛṣṇa Describes the Smallest Universe
“Kṛṣṇa said, ‘Your particular universe has a diameter of four billion miles; therefore it is the smallest of all the universes. Consequently you have only four heads.
What the purport teaches
- Kṛṣṇa describes Brahmā’s particular universe as four billion miles in diameter, the smallest of all the universes. He connects this with Brahmā having only four heads.
- Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura gives information from the Siddhānta-śiromaṇi that this universe measures 18,712,069,200,000,000 × 8 miles in circumference.
- The purport adds that, according to some, this measurement is only half the circumference.
Try this today
Make two brief notes today: what the translation says about diameter and what the purport says about circumference.
Ask yourself
What stands out to you about Kṛṣṇa calling this universe the smallest?
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.