Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Ādi 3.16
Lord Caitanya Teaches Personal Loving Dealings
“Knowing My opulences, the whole world looks upon Me with awe and veneration. But devotion made feeble by such reverence does not attract Me.
What the purport teaches
- Knowing Kṛṣṇa’s opulences, people regard Him with awe and veneration. But devotion weakened by such reverence does not attract Him.
- Scriptural study and regulative worship can increase appreciation of the Lord’s glories. By themselves, however, they do not reveal how the residents of Vrajabhūmi serve Him in personal loving relationships.
- Kṛṣṇa considered that He had not distributed His personal dealings in dāsya, sakhya, vātsalya and mādhurya. To teach these loving dealings, He decided to appear as Lord Caitanya.
Try this today
Reflect for one minute on Kṛṣṇa’s decision to appear as Lord Caitanya to teach personal loving dealings.
Ask yourself
Does your appreciation of Kṛṣṇa’s greatness leave room for a desire to serve Him with personal love?
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.