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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 19.181

Loving Kṛṣṇa Has Varied Nectarean Tastes

“When the higher standard of ecstatic love is mixed with the symptoms of sāttvika and vyabhicārī, the devotee relishes the transcendental bliss of loving Kṛṣṇa in a variety of nectarean tastes.

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 19.181, translation

What the purport teaches

  • The higher standard of ecstatic love mixes with the symptoms of sāttvika and vyabhicārī.
  • Through this mixture, the devotee relishes the transcendental bliss of loving Kṛṣṇa.
  • This bliss is experienced in a variety of nectarean tastes.

Try this today

Read the translation slowly once, pausing over the phrase “the transcendental bliss of loving Kṛṣṇa.”

Ask yourself

What stands out to me about loving Kṛṣṇa being described as a variety of nectarean tastes?

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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