Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 25.119
Nothing Exists Independently of the Lord
“ ‘What appears to be truth without Me is certainly My illusory energy, for nothing can exist without Me. It is like a reflection of a real light in the shadows, for in the light there are neither shadows nor reflections.
What the purport teaches
- What appears to be truth without the Lord is His illusory energy. Nothing can exist without Him.
- The verse compares this appearance to a reflection of real light in the shadows. In the light itself there are neither shadows nor reflections.
- The purport identifies this as the second verse of the catuḥ-ślokī, quoted from Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam.
Try this today
Choose one thing you encounter today and pause to remember the verse’s teaching that nothing can exist without the Lord.
Ask yourself
What do I tend to think of as existing independently of the Lord?
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.