Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 21.53
Material Facilities Keep Conditioned Souls Attached
“The abode of the external energy is called Devī-dhāma, and its inhabitants are the conditioned souls. It is there that the material energy, Durgā, resides with many opulent maidservants.
What the purport teaches
- The conditioned soul wants to enjoy material energy and is allowed to reside in Devī-dhāma. There Durgā carries out the Supreme Lord’s orders as His maidservant.
- Durgā protects the bewildered conditioned souls and is known as the material mother. The material world is like a great fort where they remain under her care.
- Durgā supplies material facilities to those who seek to please her for them. Allured by these facilities, conditioned souls do not wish to leave and keep planning to live here peacefully and happily.
Try this today
Notice one desire for material comfort today and write how it strengthens your attachment to material life.
Ask yourself
Which material facility most encourages you to seek lasting happiness in this world?
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.