Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 25.52
The Supreme Lord Is the Original Cause
“The Pātañjala philosophers say that when one is self-realized, he understands the Lord. Similarly, according to the Vedas and Vedic principles, the original cause is the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
What the purport teaches
- The Pātañjala philosophers say that one understands the Lord upon becoming self-realized.
- According to the Vedas and Vedic principles, the original cause is the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
- The Vedic conclusion identifies the original cause as the Supreme Person, not merely material nature or atoms.
Try this today
Write down the Vedic conclusion stated here and read it slowly once.
Ask yourself
How does accepting the Supreme Personality of Godhead as the original cause shape my understanding of the 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.