Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Ādi 12.70
Kṛṣṇa Consciousness Frees One from Yamarāja’s Judgment
“A person without Kṛṣṇa consciousness is no better than dry wood or a dead body. He is understood to be dead while living, and after death he is punishable by Yamarāja.”
What the purport teaches
- A person without Kṛṣṇa consciousness is compared to dry wood or a dead body. Yamarāja directs his assistants to bring those who never describe the Lord’s qualities and holy name, remember Kṛṣṇa and His lotus feet with feeling, or bow before Him.
- After death, nondevotees are brought before Yamarāja for justice. Material nature then gives them bodies suitable for the reactions of their past activities; this change of body is called dehāntara.
- Kṛṣṇa conscious devotees are not subject to Yamarāja’s judgment. After leaving the body, a devotee returns home, back to Godhead, in a spiritual body rather than accepting another material body.
Try this today
Spend a quiet minute chanting Kṛṣṇa’s holy name, remembering His lotus feet, and offering obeisances.
Ask yourself
How can I more sincerely engage my tongue, heart, and body in devotion to Kṛṣṇa?
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.