Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Ādi 4.18
Subordinate Love Does Not Control Kṛṣṇa
“If one regards Me as the Supreme Lord and himself as a subordinate, I do not become subservient to his love, nor can it control Me.
What the purport teaches
- Kṛṣṇa describes someone who regards Him as the Supreme Lord.
- That person regards himself as subordinate to Him.
- Kṛṣṇa says He does not become subservient to such a person’s love, nor can that love control Him.
Try this today
Reread Kṛṣṇa’s words and briefly note how He describes His response to this kind of love.
Ask yourself
What does Kṛṣṇa’s statement invite you to consider about the relationship between love and a sense of subordination?
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.