Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 4.61
Ecstatic Love Brings Kṛṣṇa’s Presence
“Because of feelings of separation from Kṛṣṇa, an exalted devotee sometimes wants to give up his life. By such ecstatic love, however, one attains the audience of Kṛṣṇa, and at that time he cannot give up his body.
What the purport teaches
- An exalted devotee may sometimes want to give up life because of separation from Kṛṣṇa.
- It is the devotee’s ecstatic love that brings an audience with Kṛṣṇa. At that time, the devotee cannot give up the body.
- In context, this describes exalted love, not a method of attaining Kṛṣṇa through self-destruction.
Try this today
Reread the verse and identify what actually brings the devotee into Kṛṣṇa’s presence: ecstatic love.
Ask yourself
How does this verse direct my attention toward love rather than giving up the body?
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.