Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 11.187
Loving Reciprocation Between Master and Servant
“Then both the Lord and His servant began to cry in ecstatic love. Indeed, the Lord was transformed by the qualities of His servant, and the servant was transformed by the qualities of his master.”
What the purport teaches
- The Lord and His servant cried in ecstatic love. Each was transformed by the transcendental qualities of the other.
- The purport rejects the Māyāvādī claim that the living entity and the Supreme Lord are equal. The Lord is always the master, and the living entity is always the servant.
- The servant of the Lord is the heart of the Lord, and the Lord is the heart of the servant. Their loving closeness does not erase the distinction between master and servant.
Try this today
Pause today to reflect on this statement: the Lord is always the master, and the living entity is always the servant.
Ask yourself
How can you understand closeness to the Lord while remaining His servant?
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.