Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 2.40
Love for Kṛṣṇa Is True Wealth
“Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu continued, “My dear friends, you are all My life and soul; therefore I tell you that I possess no wealth of love for Kṛṣṇa. Consequently My life is poverty-stricken. My limbs and senses are useless.””
What the purport teaches
- Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu addresses His friends as His life and soul and speaks openly to them.
- He declares that He possesses no wealth of love for Kṛṣṇa and therefore describes His life as poverty-stricken.
- In this expression of humility, He calls His limbs and senses useless without that love.
Try this today
Write one sentence reflecting on why love for Kṛṣṇa is more precious than material wealth.
Ask yourself
How does describing love for Kṛṣṇa as wealth challenge your usual measure of a rich life?
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.