Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 5.10
Duties Should Awaken Attachment for Kṛṣṇa
“ ‘A person who properly performs his regulative duties according to varṇa and āśrama but does not develop his dormant attachment for Kṛṣṇa or awaken his taste for hearing and chanting about Kṛṣṇa is certainly laboring fruitlessly.’”
What the purport teaches
- A person may properly perform the regulative duties of varṇa and āśrama yet fail to develop dormant attachment for Kṛṣṇa.
- Without awakening a taste for hearing and chanting about Kṛṣṇa, such work is described as fruitless labor.
- The purport identifies this teaching as a quotation from Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam.
Try this today
Set aside a few minutes among today’s duties to hear and chant about Kṛṣṇa.
Ask yourself
Are your daily duties helping you develop a taste for hearing and chanting about 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.