Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 19.212
Śānta-rati Establishes Attachment to Kṛṣṇa
“ ‘These are the words of the Supreme Personality of Godhead: “When one’s intelligence is fully attached to My lotus feet but one does not render practical service, one has attained the stage called śānta-rati, or śama.” Without śānta-rati, attachment to Kṛṣṇa is very difficult to achieve.’
What the purport teaches
- The Supreme Personality of Godhead describes a stage in which one’s intelligence is fully attached to His lotus feet.
- At this stage, one does not render practical service. It is called śānta-rati, or śama.
- Without śānta-rati, attachment to Kṛṣṇa is very difficult to achieve.
Try this today
Read the definition of śānta-rati aloud once, then spend a quiet minute focusing your intelligence on Kṛṣṇa’s lotus feet.
Ask yourself
What distinction does this verse make between attached intelligence and practical service?
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.