Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 8.229
A Spiritual Body Fit for Service
“After thinking of Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa and Their pastimes for a long time and after getting completely free from material contamination, one is transferred to the spiritual world. There the devotee attains an opportunity to serve Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa as one of the gopīs.
What the purport teaches
- After long remembrance of Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa and Their pastimes, and complete freedom from material contamination, the devotee is transferred to the spiritual world.
- The siddha-deha, or perfected spiritual body, is beyond both the gross body of five elements and the subtle body of mind, intelligence and false ego.
- This completely spiritual body is fit for serving Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa. There the devotee has the opportunity to serve Them as one of the gopīs.
Try this today
Spend a quiet minute remembering Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa with the wish to become fit for Their service.
Ask yourself
How does this teaching help me understand that spiritual service is beyond the material body and mind?
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.