Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Ādi 6.55-56
Paternal Love Also Inspires Service
“Although no one is a more respected elder for Kṛṣṇa than Nanda Mahārāja in Vraja, who in transcendental paternal love has no knowledge that his son is the Supreme Personality of Godhead, still ecstatic love makes him, what to speak of others, feel himself to be a servant of Lord Kṛṣṇa.”
What the purport teaches
- In Vraja, no elder is more respected by Kṛṣṇa than Nanda Mahārāja.
- In transcendental paternal love, Nanda Mahārāja has no knowledge that his son is the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
- Even this most respected elder feels himself to be Lord Kṛṣṇa’s servant through ecstatic love.
Try this today
Write one sentence reflecting on how love can inspire service even in someone deeply respected.
Ask yourself
What does Nanda Mahārāja’s feeling of service teach me about 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.