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Devotional Service Requires Firm Determination
“Hearing King Pratāparudra’s determination, Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya became thoughtful. Indeed, he was very much astonished to see the King’s determination.”
What the purport teaches
- Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya was astonished by the King’s determination. Despite ample opportunity for material enjoyment, the King considered everything useless if he could not see Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
- Bhakti, devotional service, must be unconditional. No material impediments can actually check its advancement.
- Devotional service can be executed by anyone in any position, whether a common person or a king. One must simply be dṛḍha-vrata, firmly determined.
Try this today
Choose one small act of devotional service and carry it out today despite an inconvenience.
Ask yourself
How might I serve the Lord without making my material circumstances a condition?
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.