Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 18.66
Love Awakened, Yet Mistaken for Fear
“Simply touching Him has awakened your dormant love of Kṛṣṇa, but because you thought Him a ghost, you were very much afraid of Him.
What the purport teaches
- Simply touching the Lord awakened the fisherman’s dormant love of Kṛṣṇa.
- The fisherman thought the Lord was a ghost, so he became very much afraid.
- The explanation distinguished the awakening of love from the fear caused by his misunderstanding.
Try this today
Reread the verse and note the difference between what awakened in the fisherman and what he thought had happened.
Ask yourself
How might misunderstanding affect the way I receive an unfamiliar devotional experience?
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.