Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 22.91
Association Without Kṛṣṇa Consciousness Brings Hardship
“ ‘It is better to accept the miseries of being encaged within bars and surrounded by burning flames than to associate with those bereft of Kṛṣṇa consciousness. Such association is a very great hardship.’
What the purport teaches
- The verse warns against association with those bereft of Kṛṣṇa consciousness.
- It describes such association as a very great hardship.
- To stress the warning, it says that confinement within bars and burning flames would be preferable.
Try this today
Decline one optional opportunity today to spend time in association bereft of Kṛṣṇa consciousness.
Ask yourself
Do I recognize the spiritual hardship that unsuitable association can bring?
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.