Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 7.28
Opulence Knowledge Does Not Secure Association
“The word ‘ātma-bhūta’ means ‘personal associates.’ Through the understanding of the Lord’s opulence, the goddess of fortune could not receive the shelter of Kṛṣṇa, the son of Nanda Mahārāja.
What the purport teaches
- The word ātma-bhūta means personal associates.
- Lakṣmī, the goddess of fortune, has complete knowledge of Kṛṣṇa’s opulences. Yet she could not achieve His association by dint of that knowledge.
- The devotees in Vṛndāvana actually enjoy the association of Kṛṣṇa.
Try this today
Write one sentence distinguishing knowledge of Kṛṣṇa’s opulences from His personal association.
Ask yourself
What does this contrast teach you about the limits of knowing the Lord’s opulences?
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.