Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 5.143
Words of Blame Become Prayers
“The demon Jarāsandha chastised Kṛṣṇa, saying, ‘You are the lowest of human beings. I shall not fight with You, for You killed Your own relatives.’
What the purport teaches
- Jarāsandha chastised Kṛṣṇa as the lowest of human beings and refused to fight Him, accusing Him of killing His relatives.
- Mother Sarasvatī offers prayers through these words. She takes ‘puruṣa-adhama’ to refer to the Personality of Godhead, under whom all other persons remain.
- ‘Bandhu-han’ means ‘the killer of māyā.’ In conditioned life, one is closely related with māyā as a friend, but contact with Kṛṣṇa frees one from that relationship.
Try this today
Read the meaning of ‘bandhu-han’ again and offer a short prayer to Kṛṣṇa for freedom from your relationship with māyā.
Ask yourself
What does the description of māyā as a close friend help you understand about conditioned life?
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.