Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 8.87
Earth Displays All Five Qualities
“The qualities in the material elements — sky, air, fire, water and earth — increase one after another by a gradual process of one, two and three, and at the last stage, in the element earth, all five qualities are completely visible.
What the purport teaches
- The material elements are listed in order: sky, air, fire, water and earth.
- Their qualities increase one after another through a gradual process.
- At the final stage, earth displays all five qualities completely.
Try this today
Write the five elements in the order given and mark earth as containing all five qualities.
Ask yourself
How does this sequence help me picture a gradual increase in qualities?
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.