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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Ādi 5.229

Devotional Service Is the Vaiṣṇavas’ Life

“Lord Caitanya and Lord Nityānanda are the life and soul of those Vaiṣṇavas, who do not know anything but devotional service to Śrī Śrī Rādhā-Kṛṣṇa.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Ādi 5.229, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Lord Caitanya and Lord Nityānanda are the life and soul of these Vaiṣṇavas.
  • These Vaiṣṇavas know nothing but devotional service.
  • Their devotional service is offered to Śrī Śrī Rādhā-Kṛṣṇa.

Try this today

Set aside a quiet moment today to pray for devotion to Śrī Śrī Rādhā-Kṛṣṇa.

Ask yourself

What would it mean for devotional service to become central to my life?

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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