Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Ādi 3.61
Opposition to Devotional Service Is Ignorance
“The greatest ignorance consists of activities, whether religious or irreligious, that are opposed to devotional service. They are to be known as sins [kalmaṣa].”
What the purport teaches
- The greatest ignorance consists of activities opposed to devotional service.
- Such activities may be either religious or irreligious.
- Activities opposed to devotional service are to be known as sins, or kalmaṣa.
Try this today
Examine one planned activity today and consider whether it supports or opposes devotional service.
Ask yourself
Am I judging my activities by whether they support devotional 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.