Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 19.218
Śānta-rasa Has Knowledge Without Intimacy
“It is the nature of śānta-rasa that not even the smallest intimacy exists. Rather, knowledge of impersonal Brahman and localized Paramātmā is prominent.
What the purport teaches
- In śānta-rasa, not even the smallest intimacy exists.
- Knowledge of impersonal Brahman and localized Paramātmā is prominent. With an impersonal impression of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, the devotee worships these aspects of the Absolute Truth.
- The devotee in this relationship does not develop a personal relationship with the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Śrī Kṛṣṇa.
Try this today
Write down the distinction this verse makes between knowledge and intimacy.
Ask yourself
What distinction does this verse make between knowledge of the Absolute Truth and personal intimacy with Śrī 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.