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Nine Devotional Methods Have Great Potency

“Among the ways of executing devotional service, the nine prescribed methods are the best, for these processes have great potency to deliver Kṛṣṇa and ecstatic love for Him.

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Antya 4.70, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Among the ways of executing devotional service, the nine prescribed methods are the best.
  • These processes have great potency to deliver Kṛṣṇa and ecstatic love for Him.
  • The purport identifies Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam as the source describing these nine kinds of devotional service.

Try this today

Before your devotional service today, pause and remember its goal: Kṛṣṇa and love for Him.

Ask yourself

Do I approach devotional service as a way to attain Kṛṣṇa and love for Him?

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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