Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 6.158
Begin by Understanding the Supreme Lord
“The Supreme Personality of Godhead in His original form is full of eternity, knowledge and bliss. The spiritual potency in these three portions [sat, cit and ānanda] assumes three different forms.
What the purport teaches
- Vedic literature presents the Supreme Personality of Godhead, the living entity and the illusory energy as the subject matter of knowledge. Everyone should try to understand their relationship.
- First, one should understand the nature of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. The śāstras describe Him as the sum total of eternity, bliss and knowledge.
- The Supreme Personality of Godhead is the reservoir of all potencies, and His potencies are all spiritual. His spiritual potency assumes three forms corresponding to eternity, knowledge and bliss.
Try this today
Write one sentence describing the Lord’s nature using the words eternity, knowledge and bliss.
Ask yourself
Why might understanding the Lord’s nature come first in understanding your relationship with Him?
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.