Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 7.45
Pure Love Holds the Highest Place
“Completely distinct from love of Kṛṣṇa in opulence, pure love of Kṛṣṇa is on the highest level. On the surface of the world there is no devotee greater than Uddhava.
What the purport teaches
- Pure love of Kṛṣṇa is completely distinct from love of Him in opulence.
- This pure love stands on the highest level.
- Uddhava is praised as a devotee without an equal on the surface of the world; the following verse describes his reverence for the gopīs.
Try this today
Write down the verse’s distinction between these two ways of loving Kṛṣṇa.
Ask yourself
What distinction does this verse invite you to notice between pure love and love in opulence?
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.