Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Ādi 1.51
Devotional Service Reveals Transcendental Mysteries
“Please hear attentively what I shall speak to you, for transcendental knowledge about Me is not only scientific but also full of mysteries.
What the purport teaches
- Knowledge of Śrī Kṛṣṇa goes deeper than impersonal knowledge of Brahman. It includes His form, personality and everything related to Him.
- The mystery of this knowledge culminates in personal attachment to the Lord and detachment from anything “non-Kṛṣṇa.” The Lord revealed this mystery to Brahmā by His grace.
- Hearing, chanting, remembering, serving the Lord’s lotus feet, worshiping, praying, assisting, fraternizing with Him and sacrificing everything for Him are nine means of attaining this attachment. All are parts of the same devotional service.
Try this today
Spend two quiet minutes praying to the Lord for greater personal attachment to Him.
Ask yourself
Which of these forms of devotional service can you give attentive time to today?
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.