Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 13.137
A Mind Fixed on Kṛṣṇa Becomes Vṛndāvana
“Speaking in the mood of Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī, Caitanya Mahāprabhu said, “For most people, the mind and heart are one, but because My mind is never separated from Vṛndāvana, I consider My mind and Vṛndāvana to be one. My mind is already Vṛndāvana, and since You like Vṛndāvana, will You please place Your lotus feet there? I would deem that Your full mercy.”
What the purport teaches
- The mind thinks, feels and wills, ordinarily accepting materially favorable things and rejecting unfavorable ones.
- When the mind simply becomes fixed on Kṛṣṇa’s lotus feet, it becomes as good as Vṛndāvana. Wherever Kṛṣṇa is, His companions are also present.
- When the mind is free from material desires and engaged only in the Lord’s service, one always lives in Vṛndāvana.
Try this today
Spend one quiet minute thinking of Kṛṣṇa’s lotus feet and asking to engage your mind in His service.
Ask yourself
What occupies my mind most: material preferences or the desire to serve 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.