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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 8.247

Love for Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa Is Wealth

“Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu asked, “Of the many capitalists who possess great riches, who is the topmost?””

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 8.247, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu asks who is topmost among those possessing great riches.
  • Rāmānanda Rāya measures the greatest wealth by love for Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa.
  • The person richest in that love is the greatest capitalist.

Try this today

Write down this teaching today: “The greatest wealth is love for Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa.”

Ask yourself

How does this measure of wealth change what you want to gain?

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.

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