Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 25.36
Take Shelter of the Lord’s Spiritual Form
“ ‘O supreme one, the transcendental form I am now seeing is full of transcendental bliss. It is not contaminated by the external energy. It is full of effulgence. My Lord, there is no better understanding of You than this. You are the Supreme Soul and the creator of this material world, but You are not connected with this material world. You are completely different from created form and variety. I sincerely take shelter of that form of Yours which I am now seeing. This form is the original source of all living beings and their senses.’
What the purport teaches
- After meditating upon the Lord, Brahmā realized that His form is completely spiritual, full of bliss and effulgence, and untouched by the external energy.
- The Lord creates the material world but is not materially connected with it. His form is the original source of all living beings and their senses.
- Brahmā sincerely takes shelter of the form he sees. The purport calls this a better understanding of the Absolute Truth than the impersonal understanding.
Try this today
Read the words ‘I sincerely take shelter of that form of Yours’ slowly as a prayer.
Ask yourself
What does Brahmā’s prayer teach me about taking shelter of the Lord’s spiritual form?
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.