Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 20.37
Love of God as Service’s Reward
“Without love of Godhead, My life is useless. Therefore I pray that You accept Me as Your servant and give Me the salary of ecstatic love of God.”
What the purport teaches
- The speaker considers life without love of Godhead useless.
- The prayer asks the Lord to accept the speaker as His servant.
- The requested “salary” for service is ecstatic love of God.
Try this today
Pray today, “Please accept me as Your servant and give me love of God.”
Ask yourself
What reward do you most deeply seek in serving the Lord?
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.