Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 20.117
Remembering Our Eternal Relationship with Kṛṣṇa
“Forgetting Kṛṣṇa, the living entity has been attracted by the external feature from time immemorial. Therefore the illusory energy [māyā] gives him all kinds of misery in his material existence.
What the purport teaches
- The living entity is eternally part and parcel of Kṛṣṇa and His servant. Forgetting this position, he becomes entrapped by the illusory, external energy.
- The living entity is called marginal energy because he is spiritual by nature but can live in either the material energy or the spiritual energy.
- His forgetfulness of Kṛṣṇa has existed since time immemorial. Desiring to enjoy in competition with Kṛṣṇa, he enters material existence and experiences misery.
Try this today
Today, pause before one activity and remember, “I am an eternal servant of Kṛṣṇa.”
Ask yourself
Where do I notice a desire to enjoy independently of Kṛṣṇa rather than serve Him?
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.