Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Ādi 4.135
Kṛṣṇa Appears to Taste the Devotee’s Joy
“If sometime I can be the abode of that love, only then may I taste its joy.”
What the purport teaches
- The devotee is called the āśraya, the abode of love, and beloved Kṛṣṇa is the viṣaya, its object. In Their loving affairs, Rādhārāṇī is the āśraya and Kṛṣṇa is the viṣaya.
- Kṛṣṇa experiences pleasure as the viṣaya, but Rādhārāṇī’s pleasure as the āśraya is many times greater. He understands that only by becoming the abode of that love can He taste its joy.
- To feel the pleasure of the āśraya, Lord Kṛṣṇa appeared as Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu. Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu is thus Kṛṣṇa Himself.
Try this today
Write one sentence explaining why Kṛṣṇa appeared as Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, using the terms āśraya and viṣaya.
Ask yourself
How does Kṛṣṇa’s desire to taste Rādhārāṇī’s joy deepen my understanding of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu?
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.