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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 15.274

A Clean Heart Is Kṛṣṇa’s Seat

“The heart of a brāhmaṇa is by nature very clean; therefore it is a proper place for Kṛṣṇa to sit.

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 15.274, translation

What the purport teaches

  • The Lord describes the heart of a brāhmaṇa as naturally very clean.
  • Such a clean heart is a proper place for Kṛṣṇa to sit.
  • The Lord connects the heart’s purity with its fitness to receive Kṛṣṇa.

Try this today

Spend a quiet minute reflecting on your heart as a place for Kṛṣṇa.

Ask yourself

How does seeing the heart as a place for Kṛṣṇa affect what I wish to hold within it?

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.

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