Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 24.181
Devotional fullness remains untouched by loss
“ ‘Dhṛti is the fullness felt due to the absence of misery and the attainment of knowledge of the Supreme Lord and pure love for Him. The lamentation that accrues from not obtaining a goal or from losing something already attained does not affect this completeness.’
What the purport teaches
- Dhṛti is the fullness felt through the absence of misery, knowledge of the Supreme Lord, and pure love for Him.
- Not obtaining a desired goal does not disturb this completeness.
- Nor does losing something already attained affect it. This definition is given in the Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu.
Try this today
Name one disappointment, then reread the verse and reflect on the fullness found in knowledge and pure love of the Lord.
Ask yourself
How much does my sense of completeness depend on gaining or keeping something?
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.