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Creation Comes Through the Lord’s Inconceivable Potency

“The Vedānta-sūtra aims at establishing that the cosmic manifestation has come into being by the transformation of the inconceivable potency of the Supreme Personality of Godhead.

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 6.170, translation

What the purport teaches

  • The Vedānta-sūtra explains how the cosmic manifestation comes into being.
  • The cosmic manifestation arises through a transformation of the Supreme Personality of Godhead’s potency.
  • This potency is described as inconceivable.

Try this today

Look at something in the world around you and recall that the cosmic manifestation arises through the Lord’s inconceivable potency.

Ask yourself

How does remembering the Lord’s inconceivable potency affect your view of the cosmic manifestation?

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.

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