Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 1.41
Devotional Service Develops Toward Love of Godhead
“Who can count the rest of the books (headed by the Laghu-bhāgavatāmṛta) written by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī? He has described the pastimes of Vṛndāvana in all of them.”
What the purport teaches
- Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī’s many books, headed here by Laghu-bhāgavatāmṛta, describe the pastimes of Vṛndāvana.
- Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu teaches how to develop devotional service to Lord Kṛṣṇa and follow the transcendental process. It has four divisions.
- Its eastern division describes the general principles and execution of devotional service, ecstasy in devotional service, and ultimately the attainment of love of Godhead.
Try this today
Write down the four subjects of the eastern division, ending with love of Godhead.
Ask yourself
How does seeing love of Godhead as the ultimate attainment shape my approach to devotional service?
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.