Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Ādi 4.257
Spiritual Relationships Differ from Material Pleasure
“The sage Bharata has said that the mellows of lover and beloved are equal. But he does not know the mellows of My Vṛndāvana.
What the purport teaches
- According to experts like Bharata Muni, the male and female enjoy equally in material sexual pleasure.
- Relationships in the spiritual world are different.
- Mundane experts do not know these spiritual relationships or the mellows of His Vṛndāvana.
Try this today
Write one reminder today: “Spiritual relationships are different from material sexual pleasure.”
Ask yourself
Am I trying to understand spiritual relationships only through material experience?
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.