Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 6.264-265
Devotional Service Is Different From Merging
“The Bhaṭṭācārya continued, “The impersonalists, who do not accept the transcendental form of Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa, and the demons, who are always engaged in blaspheming and fighting with Him, are punished by being merged into the Brahman effulgence. But that does not happen to the person engaged in the devotional service of the Lord.”
What the purport teaches
- The impersonalists described here do not accept the transcendental form of Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa.
- The demons are described as always blaspheming and fighting with Him. The Bhaṭṭācārya says that both groups are punished by being merged into the Brahman effulgence.
- This merging does not happen to a person engaged in the devotional service of the Lord.
Try this today
Offer a few respectful words to Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa today, acknowledging His transcendental form.
Ask yourself
How does this distinction help you appreciate devotional service to the Lord?
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.