Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 23.38
From Attraction to Love of Kṛṣṇa
“These are the symptoms of a person who has developed attraction [bhāva] for Kṛṣṇa. Now let Me describe the symptoms of a person who is actually elevated to love of Kṛṣṇa. O Sanātana, please hear this from Me.
What the purport teaches
- The symptoms already described belong to someone who has developed attraction, or bhāva, for Kṛṣṇa.
- The teaching now turns to the symptoms of someone actually elevated to love of Kṛṣṇa.
- Sanātana is asked to hear this description.
Try this today
Read the translation twice, noting the shift from bhāva to love of Kṛṣṇa.
Ask yourself
How can you give careful attention to the distinction between attraction and love of 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.