Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Ādi 7.84
Love for Kṛṣṇa Is Life’s Highest Goal
“ ‘Religiosity, economic development, sense gratification and liberation are known as the four goals of life, but before love of Godhead, the fifth and highest goal, these appear as insignificant as straw in the street.
What the purport teaches
- Religiosity, economic development, sense gratification and liberation are the four goals of life. Before love of Godhead, the fifth and highest goal, they appear as insignificant as straw in the street.
- While chanting the holy name, one should not desire material advancement or even liberation from the material world. The highest perfection of life is to develop love for Kṛṣṇa.
- Enjoyment and liberation may attract those who seek them, but they are very insignificant to a pure devotee who has developed bhāva, the preliminary stage of love of Godhead.
Try this today
Before chanting today, pause and set the intention to seek love for Kṛṣṇa rather than material gain or liberation.
Ask yourself
When I chant, am I seeking personal gain or love for Kṛṣṇa?
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.