Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 24.45
The Kumāras Experience a Change of Heart
“ ‘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. They experienced a change in both body and mind.
- This change occurred even though they were attached to the impersonal Brahman understanding.
Try this today
Read the verse attentively and note the contrast between the sages’ prior attachment and the change they experienced.
Ask yourself
What does the Kumāras’ experience suggest about remaining open to a deeper spiritual attraction?
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.