Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 9.137
Love for Kṛṣṇa Is the True Result
“However, my Lord, these are not the principal results of meditating upon Your lotus feet. Material opulence is very flickering. Therefore it is simply a glimpse of the result of Your mercy.
What the purport teaches
- Meditating upon the lotus feet of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu can bring the highest perfection of life. Material opulence is flickering and only a glimpse of His mercy.
- Religion, material opulence, sense gratification and liberation are not the true results of devotional service. Its true result is the awakening of dormant love for Kṛṣṇa in every circumstance.
- Gopīnātha Paṭṭanāyaka understood that his material benefits were not the ultimate result of the Lord’s mercy. He therefore prayed for detachment from material opulence.
Try this today
Spend a quiet minute meditating upon Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s lotus feet and praying for love for Kṛṣṇa rather than material gain.
Ask yourself
Do I measure devotional progress by material benefits or by growing love for Kṛṣṇa?
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.