Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 8.159
Prema Is the Essence of Pleasure Potency
“The most essential part of this pleasure potency is love of Godhead [prema]. Consequently, the explanation of love of Godhead is also a transcendental mellow full of pleasure.
What the purport teaches
- Love of Godhead is called prema.
- Prema is the most essential part of the pleasure potency.
- Love of Godhead is explained as a transcendental mellow full of pleasure.
Try this today
Write down the word prema and its meaning, then reread the verse once.
Ask yourself
How does identifying love of Godhead as the essence of pleasure potency deepen your understanding of prema?
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.