Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 19.214
Give Up Desires Unconnected with Kṛṣṇa
“Giving up all desires not connected with Kṛṣṇa is the business of one who is in śānta-rasa. Only a devotee of Kṛṣṇa can be situated on that platform. He is thus called a śānta-rasa-bhakta.
What the purport teaches
- A devotee in śānta-rasa gives up all desires not connected with Kṛṣṇa. Only a devotee of Kṛṣṇa can be situated on this platform.
- Free from agitation and material enjoyment, the devotee remains fixed in realizing his relationship with Kṛṣṇa. Freedom from other desires, called anyābhilāṣitā-śūnya, is the beginning of pure devotional service.
- Here, dama means curbing the senses. Real dama is controlling their undesirable activities.
Try this today
Notice one desire unconnected with Kṛṣṇa today, and refrain from acting on it.
Ask yourself
Which desire is distracting me from my relationship with Kṛṣṇa?
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.