Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 12.185
Love for Kṛṣṇa Nourishes Others
“Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu said to Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya, “From your previous birth you have been in Kṛṣṇa consciousness. Thus you love Kṛṣṇa so much that simply by your association we are all developing Kṛṣṇa consciousness.””
What the purport teaches
- Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu told Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya that he had been in Kṛṣṇa consciousness from his previous birth.
- He praised Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya’s great love for Kṛṣṇa.
- Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu said that simply through Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya’s association, they were all developing Kṛṣṇa consciousness.
Try this today
Tell a devotee one specific way their association has encouraged your love for Kṛṣṇa.
Ask yourself
Whose love for Kṛṣṇa encourages my own Kṛṣṇa consciousness?
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.