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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Ādi 17.310

Hearing Nourishes Unalloyed Devotional Service

“In this discourse I have explained the essence of the devotional conclusion. Anyone who hears this develops unalloyed devotional service to the Lord.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Ādi 17.310, translation

What the purport teaches

  • This discourse explains the essence of the devotional conclusion.
  • Hearing this discourse develops devotional service to the Lord.
  • The service that develops through such hearing is unalloyed, or pure.

Try this today

Read this translation aloud slowly, attending to its promise of pure devotional service.

Ask yourself

How can I give more attention to hearing the devotional conclusion?

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.

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