Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Ādi 1.35
Devotee Association Nourishes Pure Devotional Service
“I first offer my respectful obeisances at the lotus feet of my initiating spiritual master and all my instructing spiritual masters.”
What the purport teaches
- The author first offers respectful obeisances to his initiating spiritual master and all his instructing spiritual masters.
- Uncontaminated devotional service is the objective of pure Vaiṣṇavas and must be practiced in the association of devotees. Association with devotees of Lord Kṛṣṇa develops Kṛṣṇa consciousness and an inclination toward His loving service.
- Through such association, a conditioned soul gains a taste for transcendental love. This revives the soul’s eternal relationship with Godhead in its particular transcendental mellow, or rasa.
Try this today
Spend a few minutes today with a devotee of Śrī Kṛṣṇa discussing loving service to the Lord.
Ask yourself
How is association with devotees helping me become inclined toward loving service?
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.