Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 10.100
Mercy Reveals Devotional Service’s Finer Principles
“These are some of the finer points of etiquette in devotional service. Only one who has received the mercy of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu can understand these principles.”
What the purport teaches
- Only one who has received Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s mercy can understand the finer points of etiquette in devotional service.
- Karmīs, or fruitive workers, accept devotional service’s ritualistic value without understanding how it satisfies the Supreme Personality of Godhead. They regard religion, economic development, sensual satisfaction and liberation as everything, although these are material results.
- Karmīs who loosely adopt devotional service while remaining on the material platform are called prākṛta-sahajiyās. Pure devotional service in parental and conjugal love is understood only through the special mercy Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu bestows upon pure devotees.
Try this today
Before a devotional activity today, pray for Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s mercy to serve for the Lord’s satisfaction.
Ask yourself
Are you approaching devotional service to satisfy the Lord or mainly to gain results for yourself?
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.