Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Ādi 8.36
Read to understand devotional service to Kṛṣṇa
“By reading Śrī Caitanya-maṅgala one can understand all the glories and truths of Lord Caitanya and Nityānanda and come to the ultimate conclusion of devotional service to Lord Kṛṣṇa.”
What the purport teaches
- Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam is the authoritative reference for understanding devotional service and the original commentary on the Vedānta-sūtra. Its explanation of the Absolute Truth is extremely elaborate.
- Reducing Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam to Kṛṣṇa’s rāsa-līlā creates misconceptions. The purport also challenges attempts to finish this sublime work in seven days.
- Reading Caitanya-bhāgavata greatly helps an ordinary reader understand Kṛṣṇa, Lord Caitanya and Nityānanda. It leads to the ultimate conclusion of devotional service to Lord Kṛṣṇa.
Try this today
Read a short passage from Caitanya-bhāgavata without rushing, and note what it teaches about devotional service.
Ask yourself
How can you give your reading the patience needed to understand devotional service?
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.