Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 18.16-17
Kṛṣṇa becomes a devotee to taste love
“Kṛṣṇa Himself cannot fully understand the conditions, the mode of progress, the happiness and unhappiness, and the moods of ecstatic love of His devotees. He therefore accepts the role of a devotee to taste these emotions fully.”
What the purport teaches
- Kṛṣṇa Himself cannot fully understand the conditions and mode of progress of His devotees’ ecstatic love.
- This love includes happiness, unhappiness, and varied moods that He wishes to taste fully.
- He therefore accepts the role of a devotee. In this account of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, it is Kṛṣṇa Himself who takes that role.
Try this today
Reread the final sentence today and reflect on Kṛṣṇa’s purpose: to taste His devotees’ emotions fully.
Ask yourself
What does Kṛṣṇa’s acceptance of a devotee’s role reveal to you about the depth of His devotees’ 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.