Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 22.161
Different Relationships in Spontaneous Loving Service
“Kṛṣṇa has many types of devotees — some are servants, some are friends, some are parents, and some are conjugal lovers. Devotees who are situated in one of these attitudes of spontaneous love according to their choice are considered to be on the path of spontaneous loving service.
What the purport teaches
- Kṛṣṇa has many types of devotees, including servants and friends.
- Other devotees serve as parents or conjugal lovers.
- Devotees situated in one of these attitudes of spontaneous love according to their choice are on the path of spontaneous loving service.
Try this today
Read the four relationships named in the translation and briefly reflect on each as an attitude of loving service.
Ask yourself
How does the variety of loving relationships help you appreciate the richness of devotion to Kṛṣṇa?
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.