Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 24.60
Remembering Hari Removes Sinful Reactions
“When the devotee somehow or other always remembers the Supreme Personality of Godhead anywhere and everywhere, Lord Hari takes away life’s four miserable conditions.
What the purport teaches
- When a devotee always remembers the Supreme Personality of Godhead anywhere and everywhere, Lord Hari takes away life’s four miserable conditions.
- These conditions arise from four kinds of sinful activities: pātaka, uru-pātaka, mahā-pātaka and ati-pātaka. The four basic sinful activities are summarized as illicit sex, intoxication, gambling and meat-eating.
- Kṛṣṇa assures the devotee of protection from all sinful reactions. By surrendering to His lotus feet, the devotee is relieved of sinful activities and their results.
Try this today
Pause before one daily task to remember Kṛṣṇa and His assurance, ‘Do not fear.’
Ask yourself
At what ordinary moment today could you make a conscious effort to remember 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.