Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 8.217
Satisfying Kṛṣṇa Rather Than Oneself
“Lusty desires are experienced when one is concerned with his own personal sense gratification. The mood of the gopīs is not like that. Their only desire is to satisfy the senses of Kṛṣṇa.
What the purport teaches
- Lusty desires arise when one is concerned with personal sense gratification.
- The mood of the gopīs is not concerned with their own sense gratification.
- Their only desire is to satisfy the senses of Kṛṣṇa.
Try this today
Before one act of service today, pause and set the intention to please Kṛṣṇa rather than yourself.
Ask yourself
In my service, whose satisfaction am I putting first?
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.