Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 22.99
Full Surrender Without Reservation
“There are two kinds of devotees — those who are fully satiated and free from all material desires and those who are fully surrendered to the lotus feet of the Lord. Their qualities are one and the same, but those who are fully surrendered to Kṛṣṇa’s lotus feet are qualified with another transcendental quality — ātma-samarpaṇa, full surrender without reservation.
What the purport teaches
- One kind of devotee is fully satiated and free from all material desires.
- Another kind is fully surrendered to the lotus feet of the Lord. The qualities of these devotees are otherwise the same.
- Those fully surrendered to Kṛṣṇa have an additional transcendental quality: ātma-samarpaṇa, full surrender without reservation.
Try this today
Name one reservation you have and offer a prayer for help surrendering it to Kṛṣṇa.
Ask yourself
Where do I still hold back from surrendering without reservation?
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.