Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Ādi 4.35
Become Qualified Through Guided Devotional Service
“Here the use of the verb “bhavet,” which is in the imperative mood, tells us that this certainly must be done. Noncompliance would be abandonment of duty.”
What the purport teaches
- The imperative verb “bhavet” indicates something that certainly must be done. Not complying would mean abandoning duty.
- This imperative applies to pure devotees. Beginners understand these affairs only after being elevated through regulated devotional service.
- Such service should be performed under the expert guidance of the spiritual master. Then beginners too become competent to hear of the love affairs of Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa.
Try this today
Give careful attention today to one practice of regulated devotional service received from your spiritual master.
Ask yourself
Am I willing to develop understanding through regulated service and expert guidance?
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.