Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 2.51
Love’s Burning Sweetness
“If one tastes such love of Godhead, he can compare it to hot sugarcane. When one chews hot sugarcane, his mouth burns, yet he cannot give it up. Similarly, if one has but a little love of Godhead, he can perceive its powerful effects. It can only be compared to poison and nectar mixed together.”
What the purport teaches
- Love of Godhead is compared to hot sugarcane: it burns the mouth, yet one cannot give it up.
- Even a little love of Godhead allows one to perceive its powerful effects.
- This love can only be compared to poison and nectar mixed together.
Try this today
Write one sentence explaining how hot sugarcane illustrates both the intensity and sweetness of this love.
Ask yourself
What does the hot sugarcane comparison help you understand about love of Godhead?
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.