Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Ādi 13.124
Devotional Shelter Is Our True Wealth
“Taking on my head as my own property the lotus feet of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, Nityānanda Prabhu, Ācārya Advaitacandra, Svarūpa Dāmodara, Rūpa Gosvāmī and Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī, I, Kṛṣṇadāsa Kavirāja Gosvāmī, have thus described the advent of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.”
What the purport teaches
- Kṛṣṇadāsa Kavirāja Gosvāmī accepts the lotus feet of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and His associates as his own property. Those who follow in his footsteps accept this same shelter.
- Material wealth and opulence are not true possessions but entanglements. Through material enjoyment, a conditioned soul incurs debts yet considers the property his own.
- A devotee sees material property as an entanglement rather than real wealth. Lord Kṛṣṇa states that, to show special favor to a devotee, He takes away the devotee’s material property.
Try this today
Before making one nonessential purchase today, pause and consider whether it offers real wealth or further entanglement.
Ask yourself
What do I treasure more: material possessions or the shelter of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and His associates?
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.