Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 19.148
Perfect Knowledge Knows the Supreme Person
“Out of many millions of such wise men, one may actually become liberated [mukta], and out of many millions of such liberated persons, a pure devotee of Lord Kṛṣṇa is very difficult to find.
What the purport teaches
- Among millions of wise people, one may become liberated. Among millions of liberated persons, a pure devotee of Lord Kṛṣṇa is very difficult to find.
- The Absolute Truth is described as Brahman, Paramātmā and Bhagavān. Knowledge of impersonal Brahman and the Supersoul remains imperfect until one knows the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
- Those with imperfect knowledge may think themselves fully liberated, but their conception of liberation is imperfect. Perfect knowledge culminates in knowing the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
Try this today
Write one sentence explaining why knowing the Supreme Personality of Godhead is the culmination of knowledge.
Ask yourself
How does this teaching distinguish liberation from perfect knowledge?
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.