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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 17.81

Loving Service Pleases the Lord

“In this way Balabhadra Bhaṭṭācārya offered his prayers to the Lord. By rendering service unto Him in ecstatic love, he pacified the Lord’s mind.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 17.81, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Balabhadra Bhaṭṭācārya offered his prayers to the Lord.
  • He rendered service to Him in ecstatic love.
  • Through this loving service, he pacified the Lord’s mind.

Try this today

Offer one brief prayer today with the wish to please the Lord.

Ask yourself

How can your prayer and service become more loving?

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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