Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 4.98
Use Spiritual Opportunity in Service
“My body could not be used in the service of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu. Therefore although it took birth in the land of India, this body has been useless.”
What the purport teaches
- The speaker humbly laments that his body has not been used in Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s service, despite taking birth in India.
- The purport describes birth in India as a special opportunity for God consciousness. Even ordinary uneducated people, especially in holy places, are inclined toward Kṛṣṇa consciousness and offer obeisances to devotees.
- India’s sacred rivers include the Ganges, Yamunā, Narmadā, Kāverī and Kṛṣṇā. The purport states that bathing in these rivers liberates people and makes them Kṛṣṇa conscious.
Try this today
Use a few minutes today for chanting the holy name as service to Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
Ask yourself
What spiritual opportunity in my life could I use more fully in service?
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.