Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 19.227
Greater Intimacy Allows Parental Chastisement
“The essence of fraternal love is intimacy devoid of the formality and veneration found in dāsya-rasa. Due to a greater sense of intimacy, the devotee functioning in parental love chastises and rebukes the Lord in an ordinary way.
What the purport teaches
- The essence of fraternal love is intimacy.
- This intimacy is devoid of the formality and veneration found in dāsya-rasa.
- Parental love has a greater sense of intimacy. Because of this, the devotee chastises and rebukes the Lord in an ordinary way.
Try this today
Reread the translation and note the reason it gives for a parental devotee’s chastisement of the Lord.
Ask yourself
How does the greater intimacy of parental love help you understand the chastisement described here?
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.