Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 20.108-109
Our Eternal Position Is Service to Kṛṣṇa
“It is the living entity’s constitutional position to be an eternal servant of Kṛṣṇa because he is the marginal energy of Kṛṣṇa and a manifestation simultaneously one with and different from the Lord, like a molecular particle of sunshine or fire. Kṛṣṇa has three varieties of energy.
What the purport teaches
- You are neither the gross material body nor the subtle body of mind and intelligence. You are a spirit soul, eternally part and parcel of Kṛṣṇa, and therefore His eternal servant.
- The living entity belongs to Kṛṣṇa’s marginal potency, situated between the material and spiritual potencies. This means having a relationship with both the material and spiritual worlds.
- The soul is one in spiritual quality with Kṛṣṇa but different as a very minute particle. The examples are the sun and particles of sunshine, or a blazing fire and its small particles.
Try this today
Take a quiet moment today to reflect: “I am a spirit soul, an eternal servant of Kṛṣṇa—not merely my body or mind.”
Ask yourself
How might seeing yourself as Kṛṣṇa’s eternal servant change your sense of who you are?
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.