Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 4.176
Remember Your Identity as Kṛṣṇa’s Servant
“In the material world, conceptions of good and bad are all mental speculations. Therefore, saying ‘This is good’ and ‘This is bad’ is all a mistake.
What the purport teaches
- Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, is the Absolute Truth and eternally exists with His different energies.
- When absorbed in Kṛṣṇa’s illusory energy, a person cannot understand Kṛṣṇa or ascertain what is truly good or bad for them.
- Forgetting that one is Kṛṣṇa’s eternal servant leads to plans for material enjoyment. Judging these plans as good or bad is mental speculation; they are all false.
Try this today
Before making one choice today, remind yourself, “I am an eternal servant of Kṛṣṇa,” and consider how that choice can support service.
Ask yourself
How would remembering that I am Kṛṣṇa’s eternal servant change one plan I am making?
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.