Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 18.22
Full Understanding Requires an Exalted Level
“Only a person on the level of Svarūpa Dāmodara Gosvāmī can fully know what Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu tastes in His love for Kṛṣṇa.”
What the purport teaches
- Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu tastes love for Kṛṣṇa.
- Only a person on the level of Svarūpa Dāmodara Gosvāmī can fully know what He tastes.
- The verse distinguishes full understanding of His experience from the limited understanding of an ordinary living entity.
Try this today
Read the verse once more, paying special attention to the words “fully know.”
Ask yourself
How can you respect the depth of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s experience without claiming to understand it fully?
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.