Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Ādi 11.26
Receiving and Giving Love of Godhead
“Gaurīdāsa Paṇḍita, the emblem of the most elevated devotional service in love of Godhead, had the greatest potency to receive and deliver such love.”
What the purport teaches
- Gaurīdāsa Paṇḍita was the emblem of the most elevated devotional service in love of Godhead. He had the greatest potency to receive and deliver such love.
- Formerly he was Subala, one of the cowherd boyfriends of Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma in Vṛndāvana.
- With the permission of his elder brother, Sūryadāsa Sarakhela, he moved to Ambikā-kālanā on the bank of the Ganges.
Try this today
Read the translation once slowly, giving special attention to love of Godhead as the heart of devotional service.
Ask yourself
What stands out to you about both receiving and giving love of Godhead?
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.