Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 24.115
A Sacred Aroma Changes the Sages
“ ‘When the breeze carrying the aroma of tulasī leaves and saffron from the lotus feet of the lotus-eyed Personality of Godhead entered through the nostrils into the hearts of those sages [the Kumāras], they experienced a change in both body and mind, even though they were attached to the impersonal Brahman understanding.’
What the purport teaches
- A breeze carried the aroma of tulasī leaves and saffron from the lotus feet of the lotus-eyed Personality of Godhead.
- The aroma entered through the Kumāras’ nostrils into their hearts.
- Although attached to impersonal Brahman understanding, they experienced a change in both body and mind.
Try this today
Read the translation slowly, attending to its description of the aroma entering the sages’ hearts.
Ask yourself
What strikes you about the sages being changed despite their existing attachment?
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.