Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 19.179
Prema Develops Like Stages of Sugar
“The gradual development of prema may be compared to different states of sugar. First there is the seed of the sugarcane, then sugarcane and then the juice extracted from the cane. When this juice is boiled, it forms liquid molasses, then solid molasses, then sugar, candy, rock candy and finally lozenges.
What the purport teaches
- The gradual development of prema is compared to the different states of sugar.
- The sequence begins with the sugarcane seed, then sugarcane and the juice extracted from it.
- Boiling the juice produces liquid molasses, followed by solid molasses, sugar, candy, rock candy and finally lozenges.
Try this today
Draw a simple sequence from sugarcane seed to lozenges, and label it as a comparison for the development of prema.
Ask yourself
How does the sugar comparison help me picture the gradual development of prema?
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.