Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Ādi 5.203
Learning and Tasting Devotional Service
“By the mercy of Sanātana Gosvāmī I have learned the final conclusions of devotional service, and by the grace of Śrī Rūpa Gosvāmī I have tasted the highest nectar of devotional service.”
What the purport teaches
- By Sanātana Gosvāmī's mercy, the author learned the final conclusions of devotional service. By Śrī Rūpa Gosvāmī's grace, he tasted its highest nectar.
- Sanātana Gosvāmī's Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta is essential reading for anyone who wants to know about devotees, devotional service and Kṛṣṇa. His Daśama-ṭippanī helps readers deeply understand Kṛṣṇa's loving pastimes.
- His Hari-bhakti-vilāsa gives rules and regulations for all divisions of Vaiṣṇavas, especially householders. Śrīla Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī expressed his obligation to Sanātana Gosvāmī in Vilāpa-kusumāñjali.
Try this today
Write down Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta as a reading goal, noting the three subjects the purport says it teaches.
Ask yourself
How do learning the conclusions and tasting the nectar of devotional service complement each other?
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.