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Love for Kṛṣṇa Is the Topmost Liberation

“Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu then inquired, “Out of all liberated persons, who should be accepted as the greatest?””

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 8.249, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu asks who is greatest among liberated persons.
  • Rāmānanda Rāya identifies the person who has love for Kṛṣṇa.
  • One who has this love has attained the topmost liberation.

Try this today

Take a quiet moment today to reflect on love for Kṛṣṇa as the topmost liberation.

Ask yourself

How does this teaching shape your understanding of liberation?

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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