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Faithful Hearing Leads to Love of Godhead

“Please hear faithfully this description of Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s ecstatic emotions. Thus you will come to know of His ecstatic love, and ultimately you will achieve love of Godhead.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Antya 14.11, translation

What the purport teaches

  • The reader is asked to hear faithfully about Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s ecstatic emotions.
  • Through this hearing, one comes to know His ecstatic love.
  • The stated ultimate result of faithful hearing is love of Godhead.

Try this today

Read this translation aloud slowly, giving your full attention to its invitation to hear faithfully.

Ask yourself

How might remembering the goal of love of Godhead shape your listening?

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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