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Deep Love Shapes Devotional Vision

“Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu replied, “You have a deep love for Kṛṣṇa, and one who has such deep ecstatic love for the Lord naturally sees things in such a way. Please take this from Me to be certain.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 8.272, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu tells His listener that he has deep love for Kṛṣṇa.
  • One with such deep ecstatic love for the Lord naturally sees things in this way.
  • Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu asks him to accept this explanation as certain.

Try this today

Reread the reply and pause to reflect on the words “deep love for Kṛṣṇa.”

Ask yourself

What does this reply teach you about the connection between love for Kṛṣṇa and spiritual vision?

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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