Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 4.60
Self-Destruction Does Not Bring Kṛṣṇa’s Shelter
“Measures like suicide are causes for sin. A devotee never achieves shelter at Kṛṣṇa’s lotus feet by such actions.
What the purport teaches
- Measures like suicide are described as causes for sin.
- A devotee never achieves shelter at Kṛṣṇa’s lotus feet through such actions.
- The surrounding verses identify devotional service and awakened love—not destruction of the body—as the way to attain Kṛṣṇa.
Try this today
Offer a brief prayer today asking for shelter at Kṛṣṇa’s lotus feet through devotional service.
Ask yourself
What small act of devotion can express my wish for shelter at Kṛṣṇa’s lotus feet?
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.