Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 6.171
The Lord’s Energies Transform; He Remains Unchanged
“The touchstone, after touching iron, produces volumes of gold without being changed. Similarly, the Supreme Personality of Godhead manifests Himself as the cosmic manifestation by His inconceivable potency, yet He remains unchanged in His eternal, transcendental form.
What the purport teaches
- The cosmic manifestation results from the transformation of the Supreme Lord’s potencies. Like a touchstone producing gold, He remains unchanged in His eternal, transcendental form.
- The Lord is the master of innumerable, unlimited, eternal energies. Whether manifested or unmanifested, all remain under His control.
- In the conditioned state, the living entity cannot understand how the Lord’s inconceivable energies act. These energies are factual, though beyond the common brain’s power to understand.
Try this today
Read the touchstone comparison slowly, then write one sentence distinguishing the Lord from His transforming energies.
Ask yourself
How might recognizing the limits of my understanding help me approach the Lord’s inconceivable energies?
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.