Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Ādi 7.141
Approaching the Supreme Through Devotional Service
“It is only by devotional service, beginning with hearing, that one can approach the Supreme Personality of Godhead. That is the only means to approach Him.
What the purport teaches
- Māyāvādī philosophers are satisfied simply to understand Brahman as the sum total of knowledge.
- Vaiṣṇava philosophers know in detail about the Supreme Personality of Godhead and know how to approach Him directly.
- Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu describes nine kinds of devotional service, beginning with hearing. Devotional service is the only means to approach the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
Try this today
Spend a few attentive minutes hearing this translation read aloud.
Ask yourself
How can my hearing become part of approaching the Supreme Personality of Godhead?
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.