Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 20.6
Spiritual Activity Releases One From Material Bondage
“If one releases a conditioned soul or imprisoned person according to religious principles, he himself is also released from material bondage by the Supreme Personality of Godhead.”
What the purport teaches
- Sanātana Gosvāmī explained that one who releases a conditioned soul according to religious principles is also released from material bondage by the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
- The purport says it appears that Sanātana Gosvāmī was trying to cheat the superintendent. He praised him as a learned scholar just to satisfy him, although the jailkeeper had little or no education.
- Sanātana Gosvāmī correctly explained the effects of spiritual activity, but the jailkeeper connected this explanation with releasing him from jail.
Try this today
Write down the distinction between release from jail and release from material bondage.
Ask yourself
How does the purport distinguish the spiritual meaning of release from the jailkeeper’s understanding?
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.