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Understanding Devotees, Devotional Service and Kṛṣṇa

“Śrīla Sanātana Gosvāmī compiled the Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta. From this book one can understand who is a devotee, what is the process of devotional service, and who is Kṛṣṇa, the Absolute Truth.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Antya 4.219, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Śrīla Sanātana Gosvāmī compiled the Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta.
  • From this book, one can understand who is a devotee and what the process of devotional service is.
  • The book also explains who Kṛṣṇa is, identifying Him as the Absolute Truth.

Try this today

Write down the three subjects taught in the Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta and one question you hope to explore through studying it.

Ask yourself

Which of these subjects would you most like to understand more clearly: the devotee, devotional service or Kṛṣṇa?

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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