Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 20.135
Bhakti-yoga Opens the Hidden Treasure
“ ‘However, if you dig up a small quantity of dirt on the eastern side, your hands will immediately touch the pot of treasure.’
What the purport teaches
- The Vedic literatures describe different processes according to the conditioned soul's position: karma-kāṇḍa, jñāna-kāṇḍa, yoga and bhakti-yoga.
- Karma-kāṇḍa is compared to biting wasps and drones, and speculative knowledge to a disturbing ghost. Mystic yoga is compared to a black snake that devours through the impersonal cultivation of kaivalya.
- Taking to bhakti-yoga brings quick success. Like digging a little on the eastern side, it allows one's hands to touch the hidden treasure without difficulty.
Try this today
Set aside a few minutes today for devotional service rather than merely speculating about spiritual life.
Ask yourself
How does this comparison encourage me to take up bhakti-yoga?
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.