Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 7.144
Deep Love Expressed Through Submission
“Gadādhara Paṇḍita’s pure ecstatic love for Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu was also very deep. It was like that of Rukmiṇīdevī, who was always especially submissive to Kṛṣṇa.”
What the purport teaches
- Gadādhara Paṇḍita’s love for Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu was pure, ecstatic, and very deep.
- His love is compared to that of Rukmiṇīdevī.
- Rukmiṇīdevī was always especially submissive to Kṛṣṇa. Gadādhara Paṇḍita’s love had this same submissive quality.
Try this today
Spend a quiet minute reflecting on Gadādhara Paṇḍita’s deep, submissive love for the Lord.
Ask yourself
How does Gadādhara Paṇḍita’s example help me appreciate submission as an expression of deep love?
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.