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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Ādi 9.28

Devotional Service Is Beyond Material Wealth

“All the wealth in the three worlds cannot equal the value of one such nectarean fruit of devotional service.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Ādi 9.28, translation

What the purport teaches

  • The fruit of devotional service is nectarean.
  • Even one such fruit has a value that material wealth cannot equal.
  • All the wealth in the three worlds together cannot match its worth.

Try this today

Write one sentence today about why devotional service deserves a place among your priorities.

Ask yourself

How does this comparison invite you to reconsider what you value?

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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