Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 16.1
Receiving the Gift of Love for Kṛṣṇa
“Let me offer my respectful obeisances unto Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, who personally tasted the nectar of ecstatic love for Kṛṣṇa and then instructed His devotees how to taste it. Thus He enlightened them about ecstatic love of Kṛṣṇa to initiate them into transcendental knowledge.”
What the purport teaches
- The author offers respectful obeisances to Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
- Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu personally tasted the nectar of ecstatic love for Kṛṣṇa. He then taught His devotees how to taste it.
- By enlightening His devotees about ecstatic love of Kṛṣṇa, He initiated them into transcendental knowledge.
Try this today
Offer a respectful prayer to Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, asking to learn about love for Kṛṣṇa.
Ask yourself
How does knowing that Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu personally tasted what He taught deepen your interest in His instruction?
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.