Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Ādi 13.86
Joy Expressed Through Household Worship
“After this conversation, both husband and wife were very jubilant, and together they rendered service to the household śālagrāma-śilā.”
What the purport teaches
- Both husband and wife were very jubilant after their conversation. Together they served the household śālagrāma-śilā.
- The purport describes śālagrāma-śilā worship as a longstanding duty in brāhmaṇa families. It criticizes pride in brāhmaṇa birth without maintaining this worship.
- Śrīla Prabhupāda had refrained from introducing this worship in the Kṛṣṇa consciousness society. He would introduce it when members were strictly situated in brahminical behavior.
Try this today
Write down the qualification Śrīla Prabhupāda wanted members to establish before introducing śālagrāma-śilā worship.
Ask yourself
How does this account connect joy in devotion with service and proper behavior?
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.