Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 19.226
Parental Love Serves Through Maintenance
“On the platform of parental love, the qualities of śānta-rasa, dāsya-rasa and sakhya-rasa are transformed into a form of service called maintenance.
What the purport teaches
- Parental love includes the qualities of śānta-rasa, dāsya-rasa and sakhya-rasa.
- On this platform, those qualities are transformed into another form of service.
- This form of service is called maintenance.
Try this today
Write a short note linking parental love with service in the form of maintenance.
Ask yourself
How does the word “maintenance” help you understand service in parental love?
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.