Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 8.187
Kṛṣṇa’s Enjoyment Is Spiritual, Not Material
“Rāya Rāmānanda replied, “Lord Kṛṣṇa is dhīra-lalita, for He can always keep His girlfriends in a subjugated state. Thus His only business is enjoying sense gratification.”
What the purport teaches
- Rāya Rāmānanda describes Lord Kṛṣṇa as dhīra-lalita. The purport cautions that Kṛṣṇa’s sense gratification must never be compared to that of the material world.
- Kṛṣṇa’s sense gratification is like gold, while its perverted reflection in the material world is like iron.
- Kṛṣṇa is not impersonal; He has desires. His enjoyment is spiritual, and its material reflection differs as greatly as life differs from death.
Try this today
Write one reminder today: “Kṛṣṇa’s enjoyment is spiritual, like gold; its material reflection is like iron.”
Ask yourself
Am I remembering the difference between Kṛṣṇa’s spiritual enjoyment and its material reflection?
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.