Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 10.178
From Monism to Personal Service
“Brahmānanda Bhāratī concluded, “ ‘Although I was worshiped by those on the path of monism and initiated into self-realization through the yoga system, I have nonetheless been forcibly turned into a maidservant by some cunning boy who is always joking with the gopīs.’””
What the purport teaches
- Brahmānanda Bhāratī quotes a verse written by Bilvamaṅgala Ṭhākura and quoted in the Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu.
- The verse describes someone honored by followers of monism and initiated into self-realization through yoga.
- Despite that standing, he describes himself as forcibly turned into a maidservant by a cunning boy who is always joking with the gopīs.
Try this today
Read the quotation slowly, pausing at the contrast between being worshiped and becoming a servant.
Ask yourself
What change in outlook is expressed by moving from being worshiped to becoming a maidservant?
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.