Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 24.33
Friendship and Parental Love Grow Toward Anurāga
“Devotees in Vṛndāvana who are friends of the Lord can increase their ecstatic love to the point of anurāga. Parental affectionate lovers, Kṛṣṇa’s father and mother, can increase their love of Godhead up to the end of anurāga.
What the purport teaches
- Devotees in Vṛndāvana who are the Lord’s friends can increase their ecstatic love to the point of anurāga.
- Kṛṣṇa’s father and mother love Him with parental affection. Their love of Godhead can increase up to the end of anurāga.
- Both friendship and parental affection are relationships in which love for Kṛṣṇa can deepen.
Try this today
Reread the translation and note the extent to which friendship and parental love can grow.
Ask yourself
What does this description help you appreciate about the depth of love for 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.