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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 20.93

Freedom From Attachment Comes by His Desire

“Sanātana Gosvāmī replied, “The Supreme Personality of Godhead has saved me from the sinful life of material existence. By His desire, my last piece of material attraction is now gone.””

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 20.93, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Sanātana Gosvāmī credited the Supreme Personality of Godhead with saving him from the sinful life of material existence.
  • He recognized that his last piece of material attraction was now gone.
  • He understood this freedom from attachment to have come by the Lord’s desire.

Try this today

Offer a brief prayer of gratitude for the Lord’s help in becoming free from material attraction.

Ask yourself

How can I recognize the Lord’s mercy when a material attraction loses its hold on me?

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.

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