Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 24.64
Attraction to Hari Surpasses Material Success
“When one’s mind, senses and body are attracted to the transcendental qualities of Hari, one gives up the four principles of material success. Thus I have explained the chief meanings of the word ‘hari.’
What the purport teaches
- When the mind, senses and body are attracted to Hari’s transcendental qualities, one gives up the four principles of material success.
- These principles are religious performance, economic development, sense gratification and liberation. Here liberation means merging into the impersonal effulgence of Brahman.
- These things do not interest the devotee. The verse concludes the explanation of the chief meanings of ‘hari.’
Try this today
Write down the four principles listed here, then pause to reflect on attraction to Hari as beyond them.
Ask yourself
Which of these aims most competes with your interest in Hari?
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.