Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 5.45-46
Faithful Hearing Removes Lusty Desires
“When one hears or describes with great faith the pastimes of Lord Kṛṣṇa, such as His rāsa dance with the gopīs, the disease of lusty desires in his heart and the agitation caused by the three modes of material nature are immediately nullified, and he becomes sober and silent.
What the purport teaches
- Hearing or describing Lord Kṛṣṇa’s pastimes, such as His rāsa dance with the gopīs, requires great faith.
- Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura emphasizes serious hearing with a transcendental, spiritually inspired mind.
- Such hearing immediately removes lusty desires and the agitation caused by the three modes of material nature. The hearer becomes sober and silent.
Try this today
Spend a few quiet minutes rereading this translation and purport, giving full attention to the attitude of hearing they describe.
Ask yourself
What would it mean for me to hear about Kṛṣṇa with greater faith and spiritual seriousness?
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.