Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 25.151
Keep Tasting the Ripened Fruit
“ ‘The Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam is the essence of all Vedic literatures, and it is considered the ripened fruit of the wish-fulfilling tree of Vedic knowledge. It has been sweetened by emanating from the mouth of Śukadeva Gosvāmī. You who are thoughtful and who relish mellows should always try to taste this ripened fruit. O thoughtful devotees, as long as you are not absorbed in transcendental bliss, you should continue tasting this Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, and when you are fully absorbed in bliss, you should go on tasting its mellows forever.’
What the purport teaches
- Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam is the essence of all Vedic literatures, like the ripened fruit of the wish-fulfilling tree of Vedic knowledge.
- This fruit has been sweetened by coming from the mouth of Śukadeva Gosvāmī. Thoughtful devotees are invited to keep tasting it.
- One should continue tasting Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam before becoming absorbed in transcendental bliss. Even after full absorption, one should relish its mellows forever.
Try this today
Reread one sentence from this translation slowly, taking time to appreciate its image of ripened fruit.
Ask yourself
What helps me return thoughtfully to Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam rather than treat it as something to finish?
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.