Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Ādi 4.170
Pure Attachment Includes Duties Done in Service
“That is called firm attachment to Lord Kṛṣṇa. It is spotlessly pure, like a clean cloth that has no stain.”
What the purport teaches
- Firm attachment to Lord Kṛṣṇa is spotlessly pure, like a clean cloth without a stain. The author advises giving up sense gratification and aligning oneself entirely with the Supreme Lord’s will.
- The standard of love of Godhead is readiness to do anything to please the Lord, even at the risk of violating Vedic principles or ethical laws. Activities in such pure love are described as spotless.
- Śrīla Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura warns that giving up everything does not mean abandoning necessary duties for the body and mind. These duties are not sense gratification when undertaken in a spirit of service to Kṛṣṇa.
Try this today
Carry out one necessary duty for your body or mind today with the conscious intention of serving Kṛṣṇa.
Ask yourself
How can I perform a necessary duty for my body or mind in a spirit of service to Kṛṣṇa?
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.