Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 2.31
Hear the Nectar of Kṛṣṇa’s Topics
“Topics about Kṛṣṇa are like waves of nectar. If such nectar does not enter one’s ear, the ear is no better than the hole of a damaged conchshell. Such an ear is created for no purpose.
What the purport teaches
- Topics about Kṛṣṇa are compared to waves of nectar.
- An ear that does not receive this nectar is compared to the hole of a damaged conchshell.
- The verse presents hearing about Kṛṣṇa as the ear’s purpose. The purport introduces supporting verses quoted by Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura.
Try this today
Read this verse aloud and listen attentively to its description of topics about Kṛṣṇa.
Ask yourself
What place does hearing about Kṛṣṇa have in your day?
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.