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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Ādi 4.174

Every Activity for Kṛṣṇa’s Enjoyment

“The gopīs do not care for their own pleasures or pains. All their physical and mental activities are directed toward offering enjoyment to Lord Kṛṣṇa.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Ādi 4.174, translation

What the purport teaches

  • The gopīs do not care for their own pleasures or pains.
  • All their physical activities are directed toward offering enjoyment to Lord Kṛṣṇa.
  • All their mental activities have the same purpose: His enjoyment.

Try this today

Choose one small act of service to Kṛṣṇa and keep your thoughts on His enjoyment while doing it.

Ask yourself

How could you direct both your thoughts and actions toward Kṛṣṇa’s enjoyment today?

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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