Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Ādi 4.33
Hearing Pure Love Awakens Spontaneous Worship
“Then, by hearing about the pure love of the residents of Vraja, devotees will worship Me on the path of spontaneous love, abandoning all rituals of religiosity and fruitive activity.”
What the purport teaches
- By hearing about the pure love of the residents of Vraja, devotees will worship the Lord on the path of spontaneous love. They will abandon rituals of religiosity and fruitive activity.
- Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī and King Kulaśekhara strongly recommend developing spontaneous love of Godhead, even at the risk of transgressing traditional codes of morality and religiosity.
- In Manaḥ-śikṣā, Śrī Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī teaches that one should worship Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa with all attention. One should not be absorbed merely in Vedic rituals or following rules and regulations.
Try this today
Set aside a brief moment today to worship Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa with undivided attention.
Ask yourself
Is my attention directed toward loving worship, or merely toward completing religious observances?
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.