Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 8.45
Touching a Devotee Awakens Love of Kṛṣṇa
“Although I am a Māyāvādī sannyāsī, a nondevotee, I am also floating in the ocean of love of Kṛṣṇa simply by touching you. And what to speak of others?
What the purport teaches
- The Lord describes Himself as a Māyāvādī sannyāsī and a nondevotee.
- Yet He says that simply by touching the devotee, He is floating in the ocean of love of Kṛṣṇa.
- His words “what to speak of others” emphasize the effect that this contact can have on others as well.
Try this today
Read the verse aloud once, pausing to reflect on love of Kṛṣṇa.
Ask yourself
What does the phrase “ocean of love of Kṛṣṇa” invite you to value?
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.