Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 4.171
Personal Relationships Shape Ecstatic Love
“Although one has affection for many persons, different types of ecstatic love awaken according to the nature of one’s personal relationships.
What the purport teaches
- One may have affection for many persons.
- Different types of ecstatic love awaken according to the nature of one’s personal relationships.
- In this context, the Lord explains that affection need not take the same form in every relationship.
Try this today
Reflect on the Lord’s words today, noting that different expressions of affection need not mean an absence of closeness.
Ask yourself
Do I assume that genuine affection must always be expressed in the same way?
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.