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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Ādi 4.206

Loving Service Is Causeless and Unobstructed

“These are the characteristics of transcendental loving service to Puruṣottama, the Supreme Personality of Godhead: it is causeless, and it cannot be obstructed in any way.

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Ādi 4.206, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Transcendental loving service is offered to Puruṣottama, the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
  • This loving service is causeless.
  • It cannot be obstructed in any way.

Try this today

Offer one small act of loving service today without making it depend on receiving something in return.

Ask yourself

What conditions do I place on my willingness to offer loving 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.

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