Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 25.133
The Supreme Lord Exists Before Creation
“ ‘Before the cosmic manifestation was created, the creative propensity was merged in the Supreme Lord’s person. At that time all potencies and manifestations were preserved in His personality. The Lord is the cause of all causes, and He is the all- pervading, self-sufficient person. Before the creation, He existed with His spiritual potency in the spiritual world, wherein various Vaikuṇṭha planets are manifested.’
What the purport teaches
- Before the cosmic manifestation was created, the creative propensity was merged in the Supreme Lord’s person. All potencies and manifestations were preserved in His personality.
- The Lord is the cause of all causes. He is all-pervading and self-sufficient.
- Before creation, He existed with His spiritual potency in the spiritual world, where various Vaikuṇṭha planets are manifested.
Try this today
Read the verse slowly once, pausing to reflect on the Lord as the cause of all causes.
Ask yourself
What does the Lord’s existence before creation teach you about His self-sufficiency?
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.