Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 5.48
Hear Faithfully From a Realized Soul
“ ‘A transcendentally sober person who, with faith and love, continually hears from a realized soul about the activities of Lord Kṛṣṇa in His rāsa dance with the gopīs, or one who describes such activities, can attain full transcendental devotional service at the lotus feet of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Thus lusty material desires, which are the heart disease of all materialistic persons, are for him quickly and completely vanquished.’
What the purport teaches
- A transcendentally sober person continually hears about Lord Kṛṣṇa’s rāsa dance from a realized soul with faith and love, or describes those activities.
- All Lord Kṛṣṇa’s activities are transcendental, and the gopīs are also transcendentally situated. Seriously understanding their activities frees one from material attachment rather than awakening lust.
- Such hearing or describing leads to full transcendental devotional service at the Lord’s lotus feet. Lusty material desires, the heart disease of materialistic persons, are quickly and completely vanquished.
Try this today
Before reading this verse today, pause and renew your intention to hear with faith and love for the sake of devotional service.
Ask yourself
Do I approach these pastimes seeking devotional service and freedom from material attachment?
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.