Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Ādi 8.43
Devotional Service Leads to Loving Service
“I fervently appeal to everyone to adopt the method of devotional service given by Lord Caitanya and Nityānanda and thus be freed from the miseries of material existence and ultimately achieve the loving service of the Lord.”
What the purport teaches
- The author fervently appeals to everyone to adopt the method of devotional service given by Lord Caitanya and Nityānanda.
- Through this devotional service, one can become free from the miseries of material existence.
- The ultimate achievement is the loving service of the Lord.
Try this today
Before one act of devotional service today, pause and make loving service of the Lord your aim.
Ask yourself
What does seeking loving service, rather than only relief from misery, mean to you?
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.