Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Ādi 11.7
Serve for purification, not material gain
“These branches and subbranches of devotees are innumerable and unlimited. Who could count them? For my personal purification I shall try to enumerate only the most prominent among them.”
What the purport teaches
- The branches and subbranches of devotees are innumerable. The author tries to name only the most prominent for his personal purification.
- Transcendental literature should be written under the direction of a superior authority, not for material name, fame or profit. Writing under such authority brings purification.
- All Kṛṣṇa conscious activities should be undertaken for personal purification, not for material gain.
Try this today
Before studying today, pause and set the intention to seek personal purification rather than praise or material gain.
Ask yourself
Am I approaching my Kṛṣṇa conscious activities for purification or for recognition and gain?
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.