Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Ādi 8.9
Accept Śrī Caitanya as Kṛṣṇa Himself
“One who does not accept Kṛṣṇa as the Supreme Personality of Godhead is certainly a demon. Similarly, anyone who does not accept Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu as Kṛṣṇa, the same Supreme Lord, is also to be considered a demon.”
What the purport teaches
- Vedic rituals, charity and good qualities do not replace accepting Kṛṣṇa as the Supreme Personality of Godhead. The text calls one who rejects Him an asura, or demon.
- Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu is Kṛṣṇa Himself. Devotion to Gaurasundara without service to Kṛṣṇa, or devotion to Kṛṣṇa without service to Gaurasundara, is described as nondevotional.
- Success in Kṛṣṇa consciousness requires knowing both Gaurasundara and Kṛṣṇa. Knowing Gaurasundara also means knowing His associates.
Try this today
Reread the passage and pause to acknowledge Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu as Kṛṣṇa Himself.
Ask yourself
Do I understand devotion to Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and devotion to Kṛṣṇa as inseparable?
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.