Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Ādi 5.135
Serving in Three Different Moods
“Sometimes He serves Lord Caitanya as His guru, sometimes as His friend and sometimes as His servant, just as Lord Balarāma played with Lord Kṛṣṇa in these three different moods in Vraja.”
What the purport teaches
- Lord Nityānanda sometimes serves Lord Caitanya as His guru.
- Sometimes He serves as His friend, and sometimes as His servant.
- Lord Balarāma similarly played with Lord Kṛṣṇa in these three different moods in Vraja.
Try this today
Write down the three moods of service named in the translation: guru, friend and servant.
Ask yourself
How does seeing all three relationships described as service broaden your understanding of serving the Lord?
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.