Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 16.148
Love Does Not Cancel Promised Duties
“All the devotees would abandon all kinds of duties for Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s sake, yet the Lord did not like the devotees’ giving up their promised duties.”
What the purport teaches
- All the devotees would abandon all kinds of duties for Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s sake.
- Yet the Lord did not like their giving up promised duties.
- The verse distinguishes the devotees’ willingness to leave everything for Him from His wish that they keep their commitments.
Try this today
Complete one small duty you have promised to do.
Ask yourself
Is there a promised duty you can honor more carefully for Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s pleasure?
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.