Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 21.119
Spontaneous Love Tastes Kṛṣṇa’s Sweetness
“The transcendental mellows generated from the dealings between the gopīs and Kṛṣṇa cannot be tasted by means of fruitive activity, yogic austerities, speculative knowledge, regulative devotional service, mantra-yoga or meditation. This sweetness can be tasted only through the spontaneous love of liberated persons who chant the holy names with great ecstatic love.
What the purport teaches
- The dealings between the gopīs and Kṛṣṇa generate transcendental mellows, or tastes of spiritual sweetness.
- These cannot be tasted through fruitive activity, yogic austerities, speculative knowledge, regulative devotional service, mantra-yoga or meditation.
- This sweetness is tasted only through the spontaneous love of liberated persons who chant the holy names with great ecstatic love.
Try this today
Set aside a quiet minute today to chant Kṛṣṇa’s holy name.
Ask yourself
What does this verse teach you about the love accompanying the chanting of the holy names?
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.